Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتِي الْعَشِيِّ الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْغَضَبُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي النَّاسِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ؓ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَمِّيهِ ذَا الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ لَمْ أَنَسَ وَلَمْ تَقْصُرِ الصَّلَاةُ قَالَ بَلْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ فَأَوْمَئُوا أَيْ نَعَمْ فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى مَقَامِهِ فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْبَاقِيَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ سَلَّمَ فِي السَّهْوِ؟ فَقَالَ لَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ وَلَكِنْ نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فَأَوْمَئُوا إِلَّا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَلَمْ يَبْلُغْنَا إِلَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَهُمْ ثِقَاتٌ أَئِمَّةٌ
English Translation
Abu Ali al-Rudhbari informed us... from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: 'The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) led us in one of the afternoon prayers — Dhuhr or Asr — and prayed two rak'ahs with us, then gave the salutation, then went to a wooden post at the front of the mosque and placed his hands on it, one over the other, with anger visible on his face. Then the quick ones among the people went out saying: The prayer has been shortened! Among the people were Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), but they were too awed to speak to him. A man whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to call Dhul-Yadayn stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah, did you forget or has the prayer been shortened? He said: I did not forget and the prayer has not been shortened. He said: Rather, you forgot, O Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned to the people and said: Is Dhul-Yadayn speaking the truth? They nodded, meaning yes. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) returned to his place and prayed the remaining two rak'ahs, then gave the salutation, then said Allahu Akbar and prostrated like his normal prostration or longer, then raised his head and said Allahu Akbar, then said Allahu Akbar and prostrated like his normal prostration or longer, then raised his head and said Allahu Akbar.' It was said to Muhammad: Did he give salutation in the forgetfulness prostration? He said: I did not memorize it from Abu Hurayrah, but I was told that Imran ibn Husayn said: Then he gave the salutation. Abu Dawud said: No one mentioned 'they nodded' except Hammad ibn Zayd. The Shaykh said: It only reached us through Abu Dawud from Muhammad ibn Ubayd from Hammad ibn Zayd, and they are trustworthy imams.