Musnad Ahmad Hadith 450

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Book: 3. Musnad Uthman ibn Affan
In-book entry: 52

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَسَرَّةُ (٤) بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا، ، رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ أَشَفَعْتُ أَمْ أَوْتَرْتُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِيَّايَ وَأَنْ يَتَلَعَّبَ بِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي صَلاتِكُمْ، مَنْ صَلَّى مِنْكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَشَفَعَ أَوْ أَوْتَرَ، (١) ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ، فَإِنَّهُمَا تَمَامُ صَلاتِهِ " (٢) .،

Translation

English translation

It was narrated that `Uthman bin `Affan (رضي الله عنه) said:

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I prayed but I do not know whether I did an even number [of rak`ahs] or an odd number. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: `Beware lest the Shaitan toy with you in your prayer. Whoever among you prays and does not know whether he did an even number [of rak`ahs] or an odd number, let him prostrate twice, for that will complete his prayer.` It was narrated that Masarrah bin Ma`bad said: Yazeed bin Abi Kabshah led us in praying `Asr, then he turned to us after the prayer and said: I prayed with Marwan bin al-Hakam and he did two prostrations like these, then he turned to us and told us that he prayed with ‘Uthman (رضي الله عنه), who narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ) ... and he mentioned a similar report.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 450 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 3, Musnad Uthman ibn Affan, as in-book entry 52.

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Reference details

Collection: Musnad Ahmad
Book: 3. Musnad Uthman ibn Affan
In-book entry: 52

Source and grading notes

Musnad Ahmad 450 Arabic/English book : Book 4, Hadith 450

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