2/205. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1031 — Two Seated Prostrations Before Salutation
Those Who Said He Should Complete (The Prayers) Based Upon His Strongest Judgement
Sujood as-Sahw Before Salam While Sitting
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1031
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1031
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ زَادَ " وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ " .
Muhammad b. Muslim Narrated from:
This tradition has also been transmitted by Muhammad b. Muslim through a different chain of narrators. This version adds; “While he is sitting before he gives the salutation.”
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1031In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 642English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1026
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1031
This hadith is a version of the previous report, and its added wording matters. It says that the two prostrations are made while the person is sitting before he gives the salutation. Since the report is connected to confusion about how much one has prayed, the added detail helps readers searching for sujood as-sahw before salam. The text does not add a new story or a new cause. It simply gives a placement: sitting, before the salutation. That makes it useful for understanding the order mentioned in this narration. The teaching stays narrow and clear. When this kind of prayer confusion occurs, the two prostrations are not left vague in this version.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version adds that the two prostrations are done while sitting.
- The placement mentioned here is before the salutation.
- The report helps clarify the order in a case of prayer confusion.
