5/131. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1206 — Forgetting the Sitting
What was narrated concerning one who stands up after two Rak’ah by mistake
Sujood Sahw for Forgetting the Sitting
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1206
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1206
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُحَيْنَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا الظُّهْرُ (العَصْرُ) فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ قَامَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ .
Ibn Buhainah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) offered prayer, I think it was the ‘Asr, and in the second Rak’ah he stood up before he sat. Before he said the Salam, he prostrated twice.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1206In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 404English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1206
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1206
This Hadith describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم standing up in the second Rak‘ah before sitting. The narrator says he thinks the prayer was Asr. Before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said the Salam, he performed two prostrations. This is a key narration for people searching sujood sahw before Salam or what to do if you forget the sitting in prayer. The text does not add long details, but the action is clear. A sitting was missed, the prayer continued, and before ending the prayer with Salam, two prostrations were made. The Hadith gives a simple example of how a missed sitting was corrected in prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Forgetting to sit in the second Rak‘ah is mentioned in this narration.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the mistake with two prostrations.
- The two prostrations happened before the Salam in this report.
- The Hadith gives a practical example of sujood sahw.
