سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ لَا يَدْرِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ صَلَّى أَمْ أَرْبَعاً قَالَ يَتَشَهَّدُ وَ يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ثُمَّ يَتَشَهَّدُ وَ يُسَلِّمُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى أَرْبَعاً كَانَتْ هَاتَانِ نَافِلَةً وَ إِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَانَتْ هَاتَانِ تَمَامَ الْأَرْبَعِ وَ إِنْ تَكَلَّمَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Ibn Muskan, from Ibn Abu Yafour who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> about the man who does not know whether he has prayed two <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span> of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> or four. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He would perform <span class="iTxt">Tashahhud</span>, then he would stand and pray two <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span> and four <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>s, reciting in these two with the Opening of the Book. Then he would perform <span class="iTxt">Tashahhud</span> and <span class="iTxt">Salām </span>(greet)’ And if it was so that he had prayed four <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>, these two would be (counted as) optional, and if it was so that he had prayed two <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>, these two would complete the four. And if he speaks, so let him perform <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> with the <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> of the omission’.
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