Hadith 37743

Chapter 25

باب 25

(25) باب التَّحَرِّي

(25) Chapter: Estimating (what is most likely the case)
69
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ إِذَا أَوْهَمَ يَتَحَرَّى الصَّوَابَ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ .

It was narrated that Ibrahim said:
"They used to say: 'If one is not sure of what he estimates is correct, then prostrate twice.'"

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1247

In-book reference: Book 13, Hadith 69

English translation: Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1248