Hadith #548
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النَّهْشَلِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَمْسًا الظُّه
ْرَ أَوْ الْعَصْرَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ لَا قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ وَأَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن آدم
أبو بكر بن عبد الله النهشلي
عبد الرحمن بن الأسود
أبيه
عبد الله بن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad, from his father — that 'Abdullah said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed five [rak'as for] Zuhr — or 'Asr. When he finished and turned [to face the people], it was said to him: O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been increased? He said: No. They said: But you prayed five. So he performed two prostrations of forgetfulness, then said: I am but a human being — I remember as you remember and I forget as you forget.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 548
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3786
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40176