Aisha (11): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would spread his left leg and keep his right one upright, and he would forbid 'aqabat al-shaytan (the devil's squatting) (12). These hadiths are more numerous and more authentic, and thus they take precedence. As for Ibn 'Umar, he used to do that due to his old age and would say: Do not take me as an example.
167 - Issue; He said: (And he says: My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me.)
The recommended practice according to Abu 'Abd Allah is to say between the two prostrations: My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me. He repeats this multiple times. The obligatory portion is once, the minimum level of perfection is three, and perfection in it is like the perfection in the glorification (tasbih) of the bowing (ruku') and prostration, according to what has already passed regarding the two narrations, and the disagreement among the scholars is similar to what we mentioned regarding the tasbih of ruku' and prostration. The basis for this is what was narrated by Hudhayfah, that he prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he would say between the two prostrations: "My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me." Ahmad argued using this, and it was narrated by al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah (1). It is narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say between the two prostrations: "O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me." Narrated by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah (2), except that he said: In the night prayer. If one says: My Lord, forgive us. Or: O Allah, forgive us, instead of: My Lord, forgive me, it is permissible.
168 - Issue; He said: (Then he says the takbir, and falls into prostration)
The essence of this is that when he finishes the sitting between the two prostrations, he prostrates another prostration in the
(11) Its authentication was mentioned previously on page 142. (12) 'Aqabat al-shaytan: This is the prohibited iqa'. (1) Narrated by al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on what is said in that sitting, and Chapter on the supplication between the two prostrations, from the Book of al-Tatbiq. Al-Mujtaba 2/157, 183. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what is said between the two prostrations, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/289. It was also narrated by al-Darimi, in: Chapter on what is said between the two prostrations, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/303, 304. (2) Narrated by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on the supplication between the two prostrations, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/196. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what is said between the two prostrations, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/290.
