أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ صَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْئٌ قَالَ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْئٌ أَنْبَأْتُکُمُوهُ وَلَکِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَی کَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّکُمْ مَا شَکَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحْرَی ذَلِکَ إِلَی الصَّوَابِ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لِيُسَلِّمْ وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1247
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم prayed and did more or less (Rak’ahs). When he had said the Taslim, it was said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, has there been some change concerning the prayer?’ He said: ‘If there had been some change concerning the prayer I would have told you. Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him consider an estimate of what is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the Taslimand prostrate twice.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020