13/28. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1261 — Sujud Sahw for Missed Sitting
The Takbir for the two prostrations of forgetfulness
Hadith About Sujud Sahw for Forgetting the Sitting in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1261
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1261
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، وَيُونُسُ، وَاللَّيْثُ، أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ابْنَ بُحَيْنَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ فِي الثِّنْتَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ فِي كُلِّ سَجْدَةٍ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَسَجَدَهُمَا النَّاسُ مَعَهُ مَكَانَ مَا نَسِيَ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ .
`Abdullah bin Buhaina Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up following two rak'ahs of Zuhr and did not sit down (for tashahhud). When he finished the prayer he prostrated twice, saying Takbir for each prostration, while he was sitting, before he said the taslim, and the people prostrated with him. (He did that) in place of the sitting that he had forgotten.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1261In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 83English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1262
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1261
This hadith explains a clear example of sujud sahw, the prostration for forgetfulness in prayer. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) stood up after two rak'ahs of Zuhr and did not sit for the sitting that was due at that point. When he completed the prayer, he made two prostrations while sitting, saying Takbir for each prostration, before saying the taslim. The people also prostrated with him. The core message is simple: when a sitting in prayer was forgotten, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected it with two prostrations before ending the prayer. This makes the hadith a key report for searches like hadith about sujud sahw, forgetting tashahhud in prayer, and prostration of forgetfulness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected a forgotten sitting with two prostrations.
- The two prostrations were done before the taslim in this report.
- Takbir was said for each prostration of forgetfulness.
- The congregation followed the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in the correction.
