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Jami at-Tirmidhi 398 (Book 2, Hadith 251) #25964
Praying with Certainty

SUMMARY: When one is unsure of how many rakats they have prayed, they should consider it to be the lower number and perform two prostrations before saying the Taslim.

Abdur-Rahman bi Awf narrated that he heard the Prophet (S) saying: "When one of you becomes forgetful in his Salat so that he does not know if he prayed one or two, then let him consider it one. When he does not know if he prayed three or four, then let him consider it three, and let him perform two prostrations before he says the Taslim".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ابْنُ عَثْمَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى وَاحِدَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثِنْتَيْنِ صَلَّى أَوْ ثَلاَثًا فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثَلاَثًا صَلَّى أَوْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثَلاَثٍ وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ رَوَاهُ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ

TOPICS
forgetful  *  prostrations  *  salat  *  naseyan  *  sujud  *  tasleem  *  taslim

QUICK LESSONS:
Consider the lower number of Rakats when uncertain about how many Rakats were performed; Perform two prostrations before saying the taslim; Pray with certainty and mindfulness; Be humble while praying.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that when we are praying, we should do so with certainty. If we become forgetful in our prayer and are unsure if we have prayed one or two rakats, then we should consider it to be one. Similarly, if we are unsure if we have prayed three or four rakats, then let us consider it three and perform two prostrations before saying the taslim. This hadith encourages us to pray with certainty and mindfulness so that our prayers can be accepted by Allah SWT.

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