237 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays and becomes uncertain about his prayer, if he doubts whether he prayed one rakah or two, let him count it as one. If he doubts whether he prayed two or three, let him count it as two. If…
أحمد 1677DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain during his prayer and does not know how much he has prayed, whether three units or four, let him cast aside the doubt and proceed on what he is certain of, then perform two…
الأعظمي 2471SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him discard the doubt and build upon what he is certain of. Once he is sure he has completed it, let him perform two prostrations while seated. If he had prayed five…
النسائي 1239SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "If one of you is uncertain about his prayer and does not know whether he has prayed two or three units, let him cast aside the doubt and build upon what he is certain of."
الأعظمي 2474SahihHe was discussing the matter of prayer with Umar when Abdul-Rahman bin Awf came up to them and said, "Shall I tell you a hadith I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" They replied, "Yes, please do." He said, "I bear witness that I heard…
أحمد 1689DaifUmar said to him, "Young man, have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or from any of his companions about what a man should do when he becomes uncertain during his prayer?" While they were in this conversation, Abdul-Rahman…
أحمد 1656DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him cast aside the doubt and build upon what he is certain of, then perform two prostrations. If he has prayed five units, these two prostrations will make them an even…
أحمد 11830SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him cast aside the doubt and build upon what he is certain of. Once he is sure he has completed the prayer, let him perform two prostrations. If his prayer…
ابن ماجه 1210SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer and does not know how many units he has prayed, three or four, he should cast aside the doubt and build upon what he is certain of. Then let him perform two…
مسلم 1272SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When one of you is uncertain whether he has prayed one rakah or two, let him count it as one. When he is uncertain whether he has prayed two or three, let him count it as two. When he is uncertain…
ابن ماجه 1209HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him strive to determine what is correct, then perform two prostrations after he finishes."
النسائي 1242SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "When one of you becomes uncertain during his prayer and does not know whether he has prayed one rakah or two, let him assume it was one. If he does not know whether he has prayed two or three, let him assume it…
الترمذي 398HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "If one of you is uncertain during his prayer and does not know whether he has prayed three or four units, let him stand and pray one more unit." Yazid added, "So that the doubt becomes about having prayed extra." "Then…
أحمد 11794SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him cast aside the doubt and build upon what he is certain of. Once he is sure he has completed it, let him perform two prostrations. If his prayer was…
أبو داود 1024SahihHe traced it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him strive to determine what he believes is correct, complete the prayer accordingly, then perform two prostrations." I did not grasp some of…
النسائي 1241SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer and does not know how many he has prayed, three or four, he should discard the doubt and build upon what he is certain of, then perform two prostrations before…
أحمد 11782SahihIf you become uncertain during your prayer while sitting and do not know whether you have prayed three or four units, then if your stronger impression is that you have prayed three, stand up and perform one more unit, then say the closing…
أحمد 4076DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When any of you is uncertain during his prayer, let him seek out what is correct, then perform two prostrations." Tanafisi said, "This is the foundational principle, and no one is able to refute it."
ابن ماجه 1212SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever is uncertain about his prayer should perform two prostrations after giving the closing salutation."
أحمد 1753DaifIt reached him that a man once asked Qasim bin Muhammad, saying, "Doubts keep occurring to me during my prayer, and they come over me often." Qasim bin Muhammad replied, "Carry on with your prayer, for it will not leave you alone until you…
مالك 230DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer and does not know how many units he has prayed, three or four, let him pray one more unit and perform two prostrations while seated before the closing salutation.…
أبو داود 1026SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you is uncertain during his prayer and does not know how much he has prayed, whether three or four, let him pray one rakat and then perform two prostrations while seated, before giving the greeting…
مالك 218SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed ﷺ. Ibrahim said, either adding or omitting. When he had given the closing salaam, someone said to him, "Messenger of Allah, has something new been introduced into the prayer?" He asked, "What do you mean?"…
مسلم 1276SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you are praying and you become uncertain whether you have prayed three or four units, but your stronger assumption is that you have prayed four, then recite the tashahhud, then perform two prostrations…
أبو داود 1028DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer and either added something or omitted something. When he gave the closing salam, we said, "Messenger of Allah, has something new occurred in the prayer?" He replied, "If something new had occurred…
النسائي 1243SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer, and I do not know whether he added or omitted something. Ibrahim is the one who said, "I do not know," while Alqama said, "He added or omitted," or it was Abdullah who said this. Then he turned…
أحمد 4174SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "If any of you is uncertain about his prayer, and he is sure that he has prayed three rakats, let him stand and complete one more rakah with its prostrations, then sit and recite the tashahhud. When he finishes and…
أبو داود 1027SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led a prayer, and I do not know whether he added or omitted something in it. When he gave the salam, he was asked, "Messenger of Allah, has something occurred in the prayer?" He replied, "No, why do you ask?" They…
أحمد 3602SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt about his prayer should perform two prostrations." Hajjaj said, "After he gives the salam." Rawh said, "While he is seated."
النسائي 1252HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt during his prayer should perform two prostrations while sitting."
أحمد 1747DaifI asked Abdullah bin Amr bin As and Kaab al-Ahbar about a man who becomes uncertain during his prayer and does not know how much he has prayed, whether three or four. Both of them said, "Let him pray one more rakat, then let him perform two…
مالك 220SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt in his prayer should perform two prostrations after he gives the salutation."
النسائي 1251HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt about his prayer should perform two prostrations after he gives the salam."
أحمد 1761DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt about his prayer should perform two prostrations after he gives the salam."
أحمد 1752DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt in his prayer should perform two prostrations after giving the salam."
النسائي 1249HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Satan creates doubt for one of you while he is in his prayer, suggesting, 'You have broken your wudu,' let him say to himself, 'You are lying,' until he hears a sound with his ears or detects an odor…
أحمد 11320DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When you are in prayer and you become uncertain whether you have prayed three or four units, and your stronger sense is that it was four, recite the tashahhud, then perform two prostrations while seated before giving…
أحمد 4075DaifAbdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer." Ibrahim said, "I do not know whether he added or omitted something." When he gave the salam, it was said to him, "Messenger of Allah, has something new occurred in the prayer?" He…
أبو داود 1020SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt about his prayer should perform two prostrations after he gives the salam."
أبو داود 1033HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is uncertain about his prayer and does not know how much he has prayed, let him build upon what he is certain of, and once he is sure he has completed the prayer, let him perform two…
أحمد 11689SahihIf any of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him work out what he thinks he has forgotten of it, pray that part, and then perform the two prostrations for forgetfulness while sitting.
مالك 219SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in a prayer, and we were not sure whether he had added something or left something out. He asked us about it, and we told him what had happened. He then drew his leg back, faced the qiblah, and performed two…
ابن ماجه 1211SahihHe asked Abu Saeed Khudri, "One of us prays and does not know how many units he has prayed. What should he do?" Abu Saeed Khudri replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When one of you prays and does not know how many units he has prayed,…
أحمد 11478DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said, "If one of you is uncertain whether he has prayed three or four units, let him pray one more unit, then perform two prostrations afterward while seated. If he had in fact prayed five, these prostrations will make his…
النسائي 1240SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am only a human being. I forget just as you forget. So whichever of you has a doubt about his prayer, let him consider what is closest to being correct, complete his prayer based on that, and then perform…
أحمد 4348SahihI said to Abu Saeed Khudri, "One of us prays and does not know how much he has prayed." He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When one of you prays and does not know how much he has prayed, let him perform two prostrations while…
أحمد 11082DifficultA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I prayed but I do not know whether I prayed an even or an odd number of rakahs." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Beware of letting Satan toy with you in your prayer. Whoever…
الأعظمي 2472HasanHe asked Abu Saeed Khudri, "One of us prays and does not know how much he has prayed." Abu Saeed replied, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays and does not know how much he has prayed, let him perform two prostrations. If…
أحمد 11499DifficultThey used to say that if someone becomes uncertain in his prayer, he should seek out what is correct and then perform two prostrations.
النسائي 1248SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the call to prayer is made, Satan turns and flees, passing wind so that he does not hear the adhan. When the adhan is finished, he returns. When the iqamah is called, he flees again, and when the iqamah…
الأعظمي 2470SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has doubt about his prayer should perform two prostrations after the closing salutation."
النسائي 1250HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the call to prayer is made, Satan turns away passing wind so that he does not hear the adhan. When the adhan is finished, he comes back. When the iqamah is called, he turns away again, and when the…
البخاري 1231SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I prayed but I did not know whether I had prayed an even number of rakahs or an odd number." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Beware of letting Satan toy with you in your prayer.…
أحمد 450HasanHe traced it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "When a man becomes uncertain in his prayer and does not know whether he has added or omitted something, let him perform two prostrations while sitting."
أحمد 11383DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays and does not know how many units he has prayed, three or four, let him perform one more unit, doing its bowing and prostration well, and then perform two prostrations."
الأعظمي 2473SahihWhoever has doubt in his prayer should seek out what is correct, then perform two prostrations after he finishes, while sitting.
النسائي 1246SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ led them in the noon prayer and either added to it or fell short. Mansur said, "I do not know whether Ibrahim was uncertain or Alqama." It was said, "Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened, or did you…
البخاري 6671SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When the call to prayer is made, Satan turns and flees, breaking wind so that he does not hear the call. Once the call is finished, he comes back. Then when the iqamah is called, he turns and flees again, and when the…
أحمد 10769SahihAbdullah reported that the Prophet ﷺ led the prayer. Ibrahim said, "I do not know whether he added or omitted something." When he gave the salam, it was said to him, "Messenger of Allah, has something new occurred in the prayer?" He asked,…
البخاري 401SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Satan hears the call to prayer, he turns and flees, breaking wind as he goes. Once the muezzin falls silent, he returns and slips between a person and his heart to make him forget his prayer. So when one…
أحمد 10263Daif