Forgetfulness in prayer and the command to prostrate in the prayer
351. Abu Sa´id Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ´´When one of you is in doubt about his Salat (prayer) and he does not know how many he has prayed, three or four (Rak´at), he should cast aside his doubt and base his prayer on what he is sure of; then perform two prostrations before Taslim (salutations). If he has prayed five Rak´at, they will make his prayer an even number for him, and if he has prayed exactly four, the two prostrations will be humiliation for the devil. 352. Abu Hurairah narrated: The Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam led us in one of the two evening prayers- Zuhr or ´Ars, and said Taslim (salutations) after two ak´ah, then he went to a piece of trunk, which was placed in the Qiblah in the mosque. He leaned on it looking as if he were angry. Abu Bakr and ´Umar were among the people and they were too afriad to speak to him, and the hasty people rushed out (saying): ´´The prayer has been shortened.´´ But among ...