Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 22

كتاب السهو

The Book of As-Sahw (Forgetting)

13 hadith · 9 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي السَّهْوِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَرِيضَةِ:(1) Chapter. What is said regarding the Sahw. If someone gets up (for the third Raka without sitting) after the second Raka of a compulsory Salat (prayer).22- بَابُ إِذَا صَلَّى خَمْسًا:(2) Chapter. If one offers five Raka (instead of four).33- بَابُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثٍ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ سُجُودِ الصَّلاَةِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ:(3) Chapter. If one finishes his Salat (prayer) with Taslim after offering two or three Rakat (by mistake), then he should perform two prostrations (of Sahw) like ordinary prostrations of the Salat (prayer), or longer.44- بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَشَهَّدْ فِي سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ:(4) Chapter. Whoever did not recite Tashah-hud (At-Tahiyyat) after the two prostrations of Sahw.55- بَابُ مَنْ يُكَبِّرُ فِي سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ:(5) Chapter. To Say Takbir in the prostrations of Sahw.66- بَابُ إِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى ثَلاَثًا أَوْ أَرْبَعًا، سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهْوَ جَالِسٌ:(6) Chapter. When a person forgets whether he has offered three or four Raka (then he should) perform two prostrations while sitting in his last Raka.77- بَابُ السَّهْوِ فِي الْفَرْضِ وَالتَّطَوُّعِ:(7) Chapter. Sahw (forgetfulness) in compulsory Salat (prayer) and Nawafil.88- بَابُ إِذَا كُلِّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ وَاسْتَمَعَ:(8) Chapter. If a person speaks to a person offering Salat (prayer), and the latter beckons with his hand and listens.99- بَابُ الإِشَارَةِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:(9) Chapter. Beckoning during the Salat (prayer) [by a person in Salat].

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First narrations

Bukhari · 1224صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْضِ الصَّلَوَاتِ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ فَقَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ وَنَظَرْنَا تَسْلِيمَهُ كَبَّرَ قَبْلَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) once led us in a prayer and offered two rak`at and got up (for the third rak`a) without sitting (after the second rak`a). The people also got up with him, and when he was about to finish his prayer,5 narratorsBukhari · 1225إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُمَا ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up after the second rak`a of the Zuhr prayer without sitting in between (the second and the third rak`at). When he finished the prayer he performed two prostrations (of Sahu) and then finished t5 narratorsBukhari · 1226أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ خَمْسًا , فَقِيلَ لَهُ : أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ، قَالَ : صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا ، فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا سَلَّمَOnce Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered five rak`at in the Zuhr prayer, and somebody asked him whether there was some increase in the prayer. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "What is that?" He said, "You have offered five rak`at.6 narratorsBukhari · 1227صَلَّى بِنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ : الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَقَصَتْ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّThe Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the `Asr or the Zuhr prayer and finished it with Taslim. Dhul-Yadain said to him, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Has the prayer been reduced?" The Prophet (ﷺ) asked his companions in the affirmative.5 narratorsBukhari · 1228أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ : أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِOnce Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered two rak`at and finished his prayer. So Dhul-Yadain asked him, "Has the prayer been reduced or have you forgotten?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Has Dhul-Yadain spoken the truth?" The pe5 narratorsBukhari · 1229صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ : وَأَكْثَرُ ظَنِّي الْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعThe Prophet (ﷺ) offered one of the evening prayers (the sub-narrator Muhammad said, "I think that it was most probably the 'Asr prayer") and he finished it after offering two rak'at only. He then stood near a price of wo4 narratorsBukhari · 1230أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ فِي صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُلُوسٌ ، فَلَمَّا أَتَمَّ صَلَاتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَكَبَّرَ فِي كُلِّ سَجْدَةٍ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَ(the ally of Bani `Abdul Muttalib) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up for the Zuhr prayer and he should have sat (after the second rak`a but he stood up for the third rak`a without sitting for Tashah-hud) and when he finishe7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1231إِذَا نُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ أَدْبَرَ الشَّيْطَانُ وَلَهُ ضُرَاطٌ حَتَّى لَا يَسْمَعَ الْأَذَانَ ، فَإِذَا قُضِيَ الْأَذَانُ أَقْبَلَ فَإِذَا ثُوِّبَ بِهَا أَدْبَرَ ، فَإِذَا قُضِيَ التَّثْوِيبُ أَقْبَلَ حَتَّى يَخْطِرَ بَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the call for prayer is made, Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when the call is finished he comes back, and when the Iqama is pronounced, Satan 5 narratorsBukhari · 1232إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَاءَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْرِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى ، فَإِذَا وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you stands for the prayers, Satan comes and puts him in doubts till he forgets how many rak`at he has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he should perform two prostra5 narratorsBukhari · 1233وَسَلْهَا عَنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَقُلْ لَهَا إِنَّا أُخْبِرْنَا أَنَّكِ تُصَلِّينَهُمَا ، وَقَدْ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْهَا ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍI was sent to Aisha by Ibn `Abbas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and `Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar . They told me to greet her on their behalf and to ask her about the offering of the two rak`at after the `Asr prayer and to say to he6 narratorsBukhari · 1234حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، " أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهThe news about the differences amongst the people of Bani `Amr bin `Auf reached Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and so he went to them along with some of his companions to effect a reconciliation between them. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ4 narratorsBukhari · 1235دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَهِيَ تُصَلِّي قَائِمَةً وَالنَّاسُ قِيَامٌ ، فَقُلْتُ : مَا شَأْنُ النَّاسِ ، فَأَشَارَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ , فَقُلْتُ : آيَةٌ ، فَقَالَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا : أَيْ نI went to 'Aisha and she was standing praying and the people, too, were standing (praying). So I said, "What is the matter with the people?" She beckoned with her head towards the sky. I said, "(Is there) a sign?" She no6 narrators