The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-05a
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The reciter: Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, and the wording is his, and Jarrir narrated to us from al-Hasan ibn 'Ubayd Allah from Ibrahim ibn Suwayd, who said: And Ibn Numayr added in his narration Sunan Ibn Majah 1203Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : This does not contain any addition to what came before, but it contains the saying of al-'Iqamah (may Allah have mercy on him): "And you too, O one-eyed man". This falls under the category of addressing people by their nicknames. However, the person addressed was likely well-known by that name and did not get angry about it; he did not get angry at this description. If that is the case, then there is no harm in calling someone by what they are known for, even if it is a description of a defect.
If someone were to ask: Why did you attribute this to him? We say: This is what befits the status of al-'Iqamah, given that he said this and no one objected to him.
Al-'Iqamah prayed the midday prayer with us in five rak'ahs. When he finished the prayer, the people said, "O Abu Shabab, you have prayed five rak'ahs." He said, "No, I did not." They said, "Yes, you did." He said, "I was on the side of the people, and I was a young boy, so I said, 'Yes, you have prayed five rak'ahs.'" He said to me, "And you too, O one-eyed man, say that?" I said, "Yes." So he turned around and prostrated two prostrations, then finished the prayer. Then he said: Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the midday prayer with us in five rak'ahs. When he turned around, the people whispered among themselves. He said, 'What is the matter with you?' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, was anything added to the prayer?' He said, 'No.' They said, 'But you have prayed five rak'ahs.' So he turned around and prostrated two prostrations, then finished the prayer. Then he said: 'I am only a human being like you; I forget just as you forget.'"
صلى بنا علقمة الظهر خمسا فلما سلم قال القوم يا أبا شبل قد صليت خمسا قال كلا ما فعلت قالوا بلى قال وكنت في ناحية القوم وأنا غلام فقلت بلى قد صليت خمسا قال لي وأنت أيضا يا أعور تقول ذاك؟ قال : قلت نعم، قال: فانفتل فسجد سجدتين ثم سلم ثم قال قال عبد الله صلى بنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خمسا فلما انفتل توشوش القوم بينهم فقال ما شأنكم قالوا يا رسول الله هل زيد في الصلاة قال: لا قالوا: فإنك قد صليت خمسا فانفتل ثم سجد سجدتين، ثم سلم ثم قال : إنما أنا بشر مثلكم أنسى كما تنسونIf anyone forgets, let him perform two prostrations
فإذا نسي أحدكم فليسجد سجدتينThe Shaykh : This does not contain any addition to what came before, but it contains the saying of al-'Iqamah (may Allah have mercy on him): "And you too, O one-eyed man". This falls under the category of addressing people by their nicknames. However, the person addressed was likely well-known by that name and did not get angry about it; he did not get angry at this description. If that is the case, then there is no harm in calling someone by what they are known for, even if it is a description of a defect.
If someone were to ask: Why did you attribute this to him? We say: This is what befits the status of al-'Iqamah, given that he said this and no one objected to him.