Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Actions in Prayer - 8th Shawwal 1424 (3 December 2003) Narrated by Abu Huraira (Radhiallaho anho): The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) offered one of the evening prayers (the sub-narrator Muhammad said, "I think that it was most probably the 'Asr prayer") and he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) finished it after offering two Rakat only. He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) then stood near a piece of wood in front of the Mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr and 'Umar were amongst those who were present, but they dared not talk to him about that (because of excessive respect for him), and those who were in a hurry went out. They said, "Has the prayer been reduced?" A man who was called Dhul-Yadain by the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said (to the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam)), "Has the prayer been reduced or have you forgotten?" He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, "Neither have I forgotten, nor has the prayer been reduced." He said, "Certainly you have forgotten." So the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) offered two more Rakat and performed Taslim and then said Takbir and performed a prostration of Sahu like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer and then raised his head and said Takbir and then put his head down and performed a prostration like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer, and then raised his head and said Takbir. Bukhari Vol. 2 : No. 321 -- You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell others about AHAD - A Hadith A Day! List URL: http://list.ahad.org/mailman/listinfo/ahad to unsubscribe: send a message to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with "unsubscribe" in the subject
