Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1208

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُبَيْلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَتِمَّ قَائِمًا فَلْيَجْلِسْ فَإِذَا اسْتَتَمَّ قَائِمًا فَلاَ يَجْلِسْ وَيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad bin Yahya narrated to us: Muhammad bin Yusuf narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Jabir, from Al-Mughirah bin Shubail, from Qais bin Abu Hazim, from Al-Mughirah bin Shubah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If one of you stands after two rakahs but has not yet fully stood upright, let him sit back down. But if he has fully stood upright, let him not sit down; rather, let him perform two prostrations for forgetfulness.