stood up, they said “Glory be to Allah” to alert him, but he motioned to them to stand up.

The reports differ as to when he performed these prostrations. In the two Sahīh collections (1), ʿAbd Allāh ibn Buhayna reports that he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, rose after two rakʿahs of the noon prayer without sitting at that point. When he had completed his prayer, he performed two prostrations and then gave the closing salutation. A version recorded by both collections (2) states: “He says ‘Allah is greatest’ with each prostration, while seated, before giving the closing salutation.”

In al-Musnad (3), Yazīd ibn Hārūn relates from al-Masʿūdī, from Ziyād ibn ʿIlāqa, who said: Al-Mughīra ibn Shuʿba led us in prayer. After praying two rakʿahs, he stood up without sitting. Those behind him said “Glory be to Allah” to alert him, but he motioned to them to stand up. When he had completed his prayer, he gave the closing salutation, then performed two prostrations and gave the salutation again. He then said: “This is what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did.” Al-Tirmidhī graded this report authentic.

Al-Bayhaqī (4) cited a report from ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn Shimāsa al-Mahrī, who said: ʿUqba ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī led us in prayer. He stood up when he should have remained seated, so the people said: “Glory be to Allah