حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ بُکَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُذِّنَ بِالصَّلَاةِ أَدْبَرَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَهُ ضُرَاطٌ حَتَّی لَا يَسْمَعَ التَّأْذِينَ فَإِذَا سَکَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ أَقْبَلَ فَإِذَا ثُوِّبَ أَدْبَرَ فَإِذَا سَکَتَ أَقْبَلَ فَلَا يَزَالُ بِالْمَرْئِ يَقُولُ لَهُ اذْکُرْ مَا لَمْ يَکُنْ يَذْکُرُ حَتَّی لَا يَدْرِيَ کَمْ صَلَّی قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِذَا فَعَلَ أَحَدُکُمْ ذَلِکَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَسَمِعَهُ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 1222
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When the Adhan for the prayer is pronounced, then Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when the Mu'adh-dhin finishes, he comes back; and when the Iqama is pronounced he again takes to his heels and when it is finished, he again comes back and continues reminding the praying person of things that he used not to remember when not in prayer till he forgets how much he has prayed." Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman said, "If anyone of you has such a thing (forgetting the number of rak`at he has prayed) he should perform two prostrations of Sahu (i.e. forgetfulness) while sitting." Abu Salama narrates this from Abu Huraira.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020