Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 637 Narrated Ata’ ibn Yasar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you is in doubt about his prayer, and does not know how much he has prayed, three or four rak’ahs, he should pray one (additional) rak’ah and make two prostrations while sitting before giving the salutation. If […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 2, Prayer (Kitāb al‑Ṣalāt), discusses the principles, conditions, and structure of the obligatory prayers.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 638 Zaid b. Aslam reported on the authority of the chain of Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If one of you is in doubt about his prayer, and if he is sure that he prayed three rak’ah, he should stand and complete one rak’ah along with its prostrations. Then […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 639 AbuUbaydah reported, on the authority of his father Abdullah (ibn Mas’ud), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When you offer the prayer, and you are in doubt about the number of rak’ahs whether offered three or four, and you have prayed four rak’ahs in all probability in […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 640 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you prays, and he does not know whether he prayed more or less rak’ahs (than those prescribed by the Shari’ah), he should perform two prostrations while he is sitting. If the devil comes to him, and tells him […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 641 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying; When one of you stands up to pray, the devil comes to him and confuses him so that he does not know how much he has prayed. If any of you has such an experience, he should perform […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 642 This tradition has also been transmitted by Muhammad b. Muslim through a different chain of narrators. This version adds; “While he is sitting before he gives the salutation.” حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ زَادَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 643 This traditions has also been narrated by Muhammad b. Muslim al-Zuhr through a different chain of transmitters and to the same effect. This version adds; He should perform two prostrations before giving the salutation. حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 644 Narrated Abdullah ibn Ja’far: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Anyone who is in doubt in his prayer should make two prostrations after giving the salutation. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُسَافِعٍ، أَنَّ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ شَيْبَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 645 Narrated Abdullah ibn Buhaynah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer praying two rak’ahs. When he stood up and did not sit (at the end of two rak’ahs) the people stood up along with him. When he finished the prayer and we expect him to give […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 646 This tradition (mentioned above) has also been transmitted by al-Zuhri through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: Some of us recited the Tashahhud while they were standing. Abu Dawud said: Ibn-Zubair made two prostrations before giving the salutation in a similar way […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 647 Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When an imam stands up at the end of two rak’ahs , if he remembers before standing straight up, he should sit down, but if he stands straight up, he must not sit down, but perform the two prostrations of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 648 Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah: Ziyad ibn Ilaqah said: Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah led us in prayer and he stood up at the end of two rak’ahs. We said: Glory be to Allah; he also said: Glory be to Allah, and he proceeded. When he finished the prayer and gave […]