Jami` at-Tirmidhi 394

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet performed the two prostrations after the taslim. Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih. Ayyub and more than one other narrator transmitted it from Ibn Sirin. The hadith of Ibn Masud is hasan sahih. Some scholars acted on these reports, saying that if a man prays five rakahs for the noon prayer, his prayer is valid and he performs the two prostrations of forgetfulness, even if he did not sit for the tashahhud after the fourth rakah. This was the view of al-Shafii, Ahmad, and Ishaq. Others said that if he prays five rakahs for the noon prayer and did not sit for the amount of time needed for the tashahhud after the fourth rakah, his prayer is invalid. This was the view of Sufyan al-Thawri and some scholars of Kufa.