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Sunan Abi Dawud 1024 (Book 2, Hadith 635) #21316
Doubting Prayer

SUMMARY: When one is unsure of how much they have prayed, they should continue with what they are sure of and make two prostrations at the end.

'Ata’ b. Yasar said that Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah as saying: when one of you is in doubt about his prayer (i.e, how much he has prayed), he should throw away his doubt and base his prayer on what he is sure of. When he is sure about the completion of his prayer, he should make two prostrations (at the end of the prayer). If the prayer is complete, the additional rak’ah and the two prostrations will be supererogatory prayer. If the prayer is incomplete, the additional rak’ahs will compensate it, and the two prostrations will be a disgrace for the devil.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيُلْقِ الشَّكَّ وَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى الْيَقِينِ فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَنَ التَّمَامَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَلاَتُهُ تَامَّةً كَانَتِ الرَّكْعَةُ نَافِلَةً وَالسَّجْدَتَانِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ نَاقِصَةً كَانَتِ الرَّكْعَةُ تَمَامًا لِصَلاَتِهِ وَكَانَتِ السَّجْدَتَانِ مُرْغِمَتَىِ الشَّيْطَانِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ أَشْبَعُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  doubt  *  prostration  *  salat  *  shakk  *  sajdah

QUICK LESSONS:
Throw away your doubts and complete your prayers with sincerity & dedication
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about prayer and how to handle doubt when it comes to prayer. It is reported by Ata b. Yasar that Abu Said al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah as saying that when one has doubt in their prayer, they should throw away their doubt and base their prayer on what they are sure of. After completing the prayer, two prostrations should be made as a sign of completion for the supererogatory prayers or to compensate for any incomplete prayers. The two prostrations will also be a disgrace for the devil. This hadith teaches us that we must not let our doubts get in our way when it comes to worshiping Allah and we must always strive to complete our prayers with sincerity and dedication even if we are unsure about them at times.

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