أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَدَکُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَائَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاتَهُ حَتَّی لَا يَدْرِيَ کَمْ صَلَّی فَإِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدُکُمْ ذَلِکَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1257
It was narrated from Abu Hur.airah that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “When any one of you gets up and prays, the Shaitan comes to him and confuses him until he does not know how many (Rak’ahs) he prayed. If any one of you notices that, let him prostrate twice when he is sitting.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020