Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 3285

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِذَا نُودِيَ بِالصَّلاَةِ أَدْبَرَ الشَّيْطَانُ وَلَهُ ضُرَاطٌ، فَإِذَا قُضِيَ أَقْبَلَ، فَإِذَا ثُوِّبَ بِهَا أَدْبَرَ، فَإِذَا قُضِيَ أَقْبَلَ، حَتَّى يَخْطِرَ بَيْنَ الإِنْسَانِ وَقَلْبِهِ، فَيَقُولُ اذْكُرْ كَذَا وَكَذَا‏.‏ حَتَّى لاَ يَدْرِي أَثَلاَثًا صَلَّى أَمْ أَرْبَعًا فَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ ثَلاَثًا صَلَّى أَوْ أَرْبَعًا سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Yusuf narrated to us: al-Awzaʿi narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salama, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘When the call to prayer is made, Satan turns away, passing wind noisily. When it is finished, he returns. When the call announcing that the prayer is about to begin is made, he turns away again; when it is finished, he returns and intrudes between a person and his heart, saying, “Remember this and that,” until the person no longer knows whether he prayed three or four units. If he does not know whether he prayed three or four, he performs two prostrations for forgetfulness.’

Translation notes
  • Translated ثُوِّبَ بِهَا as the call announcing the prayer’s commencement (the iqama), and preserved the repeated departure and return sequence.