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Hadith 1357
Hadith #
1357
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
3
Section
40
Part
The Book of Prayer
Chapter
Mistakes in Salah (Prayer) of Three or Four Rak‘at
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
5. Hammad has narrated from Hariz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The case of doubt whether it is three or four or if it is two or four is of the same position. If one doubts and does not know if he has performed three or four and his doubt about both sides are equal’, he (the Imam) said, ‘Such person stands up and completes (Salah (prayer)). He then sits down, says Tashahhud (testimonies of belief) and the phrase of offering greeting of peace then performs two Rak’ah and four Sujud (prostrations) in a sitting position. If his doubt has a greater side toward four, he says Tashahhud (testimonies of belief) and the phrase of offering greeting of peace then reads al-Fatihah al-Kitab and performs Ruku’ (bowing down on one’s knees) and Sajdah (prostration) then reads and performs two Sajdah (prostration), says Tashahhud (testimonies of belief) and the phrase of offering greeting of peace. If the greater side of his doubt is toward two Rak’ah, he stands up, performs two Rak’ah, says Tashahhud (testimonies of belief) and the phrase of offering greeting of peace.’”
5ـ حَمَّادٌ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ
إِنَّمَا السَّهْوُ مَا بَيْنَ الثَّلاَثِ وَالأرْبَعِ وَ فِي الاثْنَتَيْنِ وَفِي الأرْبَعِ بِتِلْكَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ وَمَنْ سَهَا وَلَمْ يَدْرِ ثَلاَثاً صَلَّى أَمْ أَرْبَعاً وَاعْتَدَلَ شَكُّهُ قَالَ يَقُومُ فَيُتِمُّ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فَيَتَشَهَّدُ وَيُسَلِّمُ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ وَهْمِهِ إِلَى الأرْبَعِ تَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَرَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَتَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ وَهْمِهِ إِلَى الثِّنْتَيْنِ نَهَضَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَتَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ.
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