Hadith on Salah: Satan makes him remember the world in prayer

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, if one of you stands for prayer, Satan comes to distract him until he does not know how many cycles he has performed. When that happens to one of you, let him perform two prostrations while he is sitting.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1232, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 389

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَاءَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْرِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى فَإِذَا وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ

1232 صحيح البخاري كتاب السهو باب السهو في الفرض والتطوع

389 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب السهو في الصلاة والسجود له

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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