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Sunan Abi Dawud 1029 (Book 2, Hadith 640) #21321
Praying with Doubt

SUMMARY: If one is unsure of how many rak'ahs they have prayed, they should perform two prostrations while sitting and reject any suggestion from the devil that they are impure.

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet said: When one of you prays, and he does not know whether he prayed more or less rak'ahs (than those prescribed by the Shari'ah), he should perform two prostrations while he is sitting. If the devil comes to him, and tells him (suggests him): "You have been defiled," he should say: "You have told a lie," except that he feels smell with his nose, or sound with his ears (then his ablution will break). These are the wording; of the tradition reported by Aban. Abu Dawud said: Ma'mar and 'Abi b. al-Mubarak mentioned the name "Iyad b. Hilal and al-Awza'i mentioned the name of Iyad b. Abi Zuhair.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيَاضٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ زَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ فَلْيَقُلْ كَذَبْتَ إِلاَّ مَا وَجَدَ رِيحًا بِأَنْفِهِ أَوْ صَوْتًا بِأُذُنِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبَانَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ مَعْمَرٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عِيَاضُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ وَقَالَ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عِيَاضُ بْنُ أَبِي زُهَيْرٍ

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

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform two prostrations while sitting, Reject any suggestion from Shaytan

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about prayer and how to handle doubt when it arises. It is narrated by AbuSa'id al-Khudri that the Prophet said if one does not know whether or not they have prayed more or less than what is prescribed by the Shari'ah, then they should perform two prostrations while sitting. The devil may come to them and suggest that their ablution has been broken, but this should be rejected unless there is a smell with their nose or sound with their ears. This hadith teaches us to remain steadfast in our faith even when we are faced with doubt and uncertainty. We must remember that Allah knows best and trust in His judgement over our own doubts. Additionally, it reminds us of the importance of rejecting any suggestions from Shaytan as he will always try to lead us astray from Allah's path.

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