5/19. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 574b — Forgotten Rak'ah in Asr Prayer
As-Sahw (forgetfulness) in prayer and prostrating to compensate for it
Sujood Sahw for a Forgotten Rak'ah in Asr Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 574b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 574b
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ الْحَذَّاءُ - عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، قَالَ سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثَلاَثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ الْحُجْرَةَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ بَسِيطُ الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . فَخَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَةَ الَّتِي كَانَ تَرَكَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said three rak'ahs of the 'Asr prayer and then got up and went to his apartment. A man possessing large arms stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, bias the player been shortened? He came out angrily, and said the rak'ah which he had omitted and then gave salutation. then performed two prostrations of forgetfulness and then gave salutation.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 574bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 132USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1188
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 574b
This narration from Imran b. Husain reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم gave salutation after three rak'ahs of Asr, then entered the apartment. A man with large arms stood and asked whether the prayer had been shortened. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came out, completed the rak'ah that had been left, gave salutation, performed two prostrations of forgetfulness, and gave salutation again. The hadith is direct and easy to understand. It shows a prayer mistake, a respectful question, a return to complete what was missing, and sujood sahw. For people searching for a hadith about forgetting one rak'ah, this report explains the event in simple steps without adding any extra ruling beyond what the text says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The omitted rak'ah was prayed after the matter was raised.
- The man asked whether the prayer had been shortened rather than accusing anyone.
- The hadith names the two prostrations as prostrations of forgetfulness.
- The salutation is mentioned before and after the prostrations in this report.
