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Sunan Abi Dawud 1022 (Book 2, Hadith 633) #21314
The Humanness of the Prophet

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) leading a prayer of five rakahs and then realizing he forgot to do two prostrations. He reminds people that he is only human and can forget just like them.

'Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) said; The Messenger of Allah led us in five rak’ahs of prayer. When he turned away (i,e, finished his prayer), the people whispered among themselves. He asked; what is the matter with you ? They said : Messenger of Allah, has (the number of the rak’ahs of) the prayer been increased ? he said : #they said; you have offered five rak’ahs of prayer. He then turned away and performed two prostrations, and afterwards gave the salutation. He then said : I am only a human being, I forget, as you forget.
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ يُوسُفَ - عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَمْسًا فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ تَوَشْوَشَ الْقَوْمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ زِيدَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا ‏.‏ فَانْفَتَلَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ

TOPICS
forgetfulness  *  prayer  *  humanness

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask for help when needed; Be humble; Accept your mistakes; Be patient with yourself & others; Forgive those who have wronged you in any way

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the human nature of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It shows that even though he was a messenger from God, he was still human and could make mistakes like everyone else. This hadith teaches us to be humble and accept our mistakes when we make them instead of trying to hide or deny them. It also teaches us that it's okay to ask for help when we need it because no one is perfect or knows everything all the time. Lastly, this hadith encourages us to be patient with ourselves and others when they make mistakes as well as forgive those who have wronged us in any way.

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