Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Adhan
69- بَابُ هَلْ يَأْخُذُ الإِمَامُ إِذَا شَكَّ بِقَوْلِ النَّاسِ:
(69) Chapter. Can the Imam depend on the people’s saying if he is in doubt (about a certain matter)?
2 hadith · references 714–715
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Bukhari · 714أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prayed two rak`at (instead of four) and finished his prayer. Dhul-Yadain asked him whether the prayer had been reduced or whether he had forgotten. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked the people whethe5 narratorsBukhari · 715صَلَّيْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِThe Prophet (ﷺ) prayed two rak'at of Zuhr prayer (instead of four) and he was told that he had prayed two rak'at only. Then he prayed two more rak'at and finished them with the Taslim followed by two prostrations.5 narrators