أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّی إِحْدَی صَلَاتَيْ الْعَشِيِّ خَمْسًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ وَمَا ذَاکَ قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَی کَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ وَأَذْکُرُ کَمَا تَذْکُرُونَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1264
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم offered one of the afternoon prayers with five (Rak’ahs), and it was said to him: “Has something been added to the prayer?” He said: “Why are you asking?” They said: “You prayed five.” He said: “I am only human, I forget as you forget, and I remember as you remember.” Then he prostrated twice then ended his prayer. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020