7/24. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 664 — Completing a Forgotten Rak'ah
The Iqamah For One Who Forgot A Rak'ah Of The Prayer
Hadith About Forgetting a Rak'ah in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 664
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 664
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، أَنَّ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ حُدَيْجٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى يَوْمًا فَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ بَقِيَتْ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ رَكْعَةٌ فَأَدْرَكَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ نَسِيتَ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ رَكْعَةً فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَأَمَرَ بِلاَلاً فَأَقَامَ الصَّلاَةَ فَصَلَّى لِلنَّاسِ رَكْعَةً فَأَخْبَرْتُ بِذَلِكَ النَّاسَ فَقَالُوا لِي أَتَعْرِفُ الرَّجُلَ قُلْتُ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ أَرَاهُ فَمَرَّ بِي فَقُلْتُ هَذَا هُوَ . قَالُوا هَذَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ .
Mu'awiyah bin Hudaij Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) prayed one day and said the Taslim when there was still a Rak'ah left of the prayer. A man caught up with him and said: 'You forgot a Rak'ah of the prayer!' So he came back into the Masjid and told Bilal to call the Iqamah for prayer, then he led the people in praying one Rak'ah. I told the people about that and they said to me: 'Do you know who that man was?' I said: 'No, not unless I see him.'. Then he passed by me and I said: 'This is he.' They said: 'This is Talha bin 'Ubaidullah.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 664In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 39English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 665
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 664
This Hadith speaks about a prayer mistake and how it was corrected. The Messenger of Allah prayed one day and said the Taslim while one Rak'ah was still left. A man caught up with him and told him that he had forgotten a Rak'ah. The Prophet returned to the Masjid, ordered Bilal to call the Iqamah, and then led the people in praying one Rak'ah. The report also identifies the man as Talha bin Ubaidullah. The core search phrase is forgotten Rak'ah in prayer. The narration shows that when a missing part of prayer was pointed out, the Prophet responded by completing what remained. The explanation should stay with that clear action and not add rules not found in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- A prayer error was corrected when it was pointed out.
- The Prophet returned to the Masjid to complete the missing Rak'ah.
- Bilal was told to call the Iqamah before the remaining Rak'ah.
- The narration names Talha bin Ubaidullah as the man who spoke up.
