5/131. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1207 — Missing the Sitting in Zuhr
What was narrated concerning one who stands up after two Rak’ah by mistake
Forgetting the Sitting in Zuhr Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1207
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1207
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَابْنُ، فُضَيْلٍ وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ بُحَيْنَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَامَ فِي ثِنْتَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ نَسِيَ الْجُلُوسَ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Ibn Buhainah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up in the second Rak’ah of Zuhr and forgot to sit. When he had finished his prayer, and before he said the Salam, he performed the two prostrations for forgetfulness (Sahw) and said the Salam.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1207In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 405English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1207
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1207
This Hadith gives another report about forgetting the sitting in prayer. Ibn Buhainah said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood up in the second Rak‘ah of Zuhr and forgot to sit. When he had finished the prayer, and before saying the Salam, he performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness and then said the Salam. This narration is useful for searches like sujood sahw for missing tashahhud or forgetting the sitting in Zuhr prayer. The wording is very direct. It names the prayer as Zuhr, mentions the missed sitting, and places the two prostrations before the Salam. The lesson is focused on correcting a mistake without breaking the flow of prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forgot the sitting in the second Rak‘ah of Zuhr.
- He completed the prayer before making the two prostrations.
- The prostrations of forgetfulness were done before the Salam in this report.
- The Hadith shows a clear response to missing a sitting.
