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«أقصرت الصلاة أم نسيت يا رسول الله؟ فقال رسول الله: أصدق ذو اليدين؟ فقال الناس: نعم»
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Chain of transmission
Summary
The first hadith in the chapter on one who ends the prayer after two rak'as by forgetfulness. Yahya transmits from Malik from Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani from Muhammad ibn Sirin from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him): the Prophet ﷺ finished two rak'as, and Dhu al-Yadayn asked whether the prayer was shortened or whether he forgot. The Prophet asked the people whether Dhu al-Yadayn spoke the truth, and they said yes. He stood and prayed two more rak'as, gave salam, then said the takbir and prostrated as he had before, or longer, then raised his head and did the same again. The editor cites al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Hibban and al-Shafi'i, and refers to al-Tamhid. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Prayer. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Muhammad, Abu Hurayra, Dhu al-Yadayn, Muhammad ibn Sirin and Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani. Built on in the chapters on prayer.
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Prayer
- Mentions
- Muhammad· Abu Hurayra· Dhu al-Yadayn· محمد بن سيرين· Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani
- Basis for
- Salah (the prescribed prayer)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 5· Muwatta 15· Muwatta 28· Muwatta 29· Muwatta 174· Muwatta 175· Muwatta 177· Muwatta 199
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.147
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 247”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-1-247/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.