Sahih al-Bukhari 1197 (Book 22, Hadith 11)
told me to greet her on their behalf and to ask her about the offering of the two rak`at after the `Asr
prayer and to say to her, “We were informed that you offer those two rak`at and we were told that the
Prophet had forbidden offering them.” Ibn `Abbas said, “I along with `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to
beat the people whenever they offered them.” I went to Aisha and told her that message. `Aisha said,
“Go and ask Um Salama about them.” So I returned and informed them about her statement. They
then told me to go to Um Salama with the same question with which t sent me to `Aisha. Um Salama
replied, “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) forbidding them. Later I saw him offering them immediately after he
prayed the `Asr prayer. He then entered my house at a time when some of the Ansari women from the
tribe of Bani Haram were sitting with me, so I sent my slave girl to him having said to her, ‘Stand
beside him and tell him that Um Salama says to you, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have heard you forbidding
the offering of these (two rak`at after the `Asr prayer) but I have seen you offering them.” If he waves
his hand then wait for him.’ The slave girl did that. The Prophet (ﷺ) beckoned her with his hand and she
waited for him. When he had finished the prayer he said, “O daughter of Bani Umaiya! You have
asked me about the two rak`at after the `Asr prayer. The people of the tribe of `Abdul-Qais came to
me and made me busy and I could not offer the two rak`at after the Zuhr prayer. These (two rak`at that
I have just prayed) are for those (missed) ones.
“ يَا بِنْتَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ سَأَلْتِ عَنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَانِي نَاسٌ مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ فَشَغَلُونِي عَنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ فَهُمَا هَاتَانِ ”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1197 (Book 22, Hadith 11)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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For more Hadith in Book 22: Forgetfulness in Prayer