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Sunan Abi Dawud 1033 — Two Prostrations After Salutation for Doubt
Those Who Said (The Prostrations Should Be) After The Taslim
Hadith About Sujood as-Sahw After Salam for Prayer Doubt
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1033
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1033
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُسَافِعٍ، أَنَّ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ شَيْبَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ شَكَّ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ " .
'Abdullah bin Ja'far Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Anyone who is in doubt in his prayer should make two prostrations after giving the salutation.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1033In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 644English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1028
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1033
This hadith gives a brief ruling-style statement about doubt in prayer. The Prophet said that anyone who is in doubt in his prayer should make two prostrations after giving the salutation. For people searching sujood as-sahw after salam hadith, this narration is short and clear. It does not describe the exact doubt, the number of rak'ahs, or a full story. It focuses on the timing mentioned here: after the salutation. Since other reports in this batch mention before salutation in other cases, this hadith should be explained on its own terms. Its direct message is that doubt in prayer can be followed by two prostrations after salam.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith connects doubt in prayer with two prostrations.
- This narration places those prostrations after the salutation.
- The text is general and does not describe a specific rak'ah count.
