Sunan Abu Dawud #1026

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Da'if

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمَّى سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ الْمُرْغِمَتَيْنِ ‏.‏
The Prophet (ﷺ) named the two prostrations of forgetfulness disgraceful for the devil.
Narrated by Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

Context

In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) refers to the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw) as disgraceful for the devil. This indicates the significance of these prostrations in correcting mistakes made during prayer. The context emphasizes the importance of maintaining focus and humility in worship, as well as the mercy of Allah in allowing for rectification of errors.

Modern Application

Today, when Muslims pray, they may occasionally forget or make mistakes. This hadith encourages individuals to perform the prostrations of forgetfulness as a means of correcting their prayer, reinforcing the idea that Allah is merciful and allows for human imperfections in worship.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prostration (Sujud) because it specifically discusses the act of prostration in the context of correcting mistakes during prayer.

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About Sunan Abu Dawud

This hadith is #1026 from Sunan Abu Dawud, in the Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat). It is graded Da'if and narrated by Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:.

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