Al-Kafi 5188

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Nu’man, from Saeed Al A’araj who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah^asws saying: ‘Send Blessings upon Rasool-Allah^azwj, then offer <span class="iTxt">Salām</span> in the two <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>. So the one behind him^saww asked him^saww, ‘O Rasool-Allah^saww! Did something new occurred regarding the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>?’ He^saww said: ‘And what is that?’ They said, ‘But rather you^saww prayed two <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>’. So he^saww said: ‘Was it like that, O Zal Yadaeyn?’ And he used to be called Zal Shimaleyn. So he said, ‘Yes’. So he^saww built upon his^saww <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and completed the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> with four (<span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>)’. And he^asws said: ‘Allah^azwj, He^azwj is the One^azwj Who Cause him^saww to omit as a Mercy for the community. Do you not see that if a man were to do this he would be faulted and it would be said, ‘Your <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> is not Acceptable’? So the one upon whom that enters, it would be said, ‘Rasool-Allah^saww had established a Sunnah and has become an example, and perform <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> two <span class="iTxt">Sujūd</span> in place of the speech (for talking)’.

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