The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) forgetfulness in prayer: is it forgetfulness or for legislation?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you. Is the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) forgetfulness in prayer forgetfulness or a slip?
The Shaykh : No, it is forgetfulness.
The questioner : How can it be forgetfulness...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : How can it be forgetfulness, given that it is a slip?
The Shaykh : They are refuted by his acknowledgment,Sahih al-Bukhari 2728 Sahih al-Bukhari 401 Do you understand?
The questioner : ... they deny forgetfulness.
The Shaykh : They are not to be obeyed. They denied what the prophets acknowledged, and this is natural; it is not a defect. That is, the Prophet is not to be blamed for it, nor is it a flaw in his description. This is a natural thing; all human beings forget.
The questioner : Shaykh,
The Shaykh : Yes, the third one.
The student: The second.
The questioner : O Shaykh, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1920
The Shaykh : No, it is forgetfulness.
The questioner : How can it be forgetfulness...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : How can it be forgetfulness, given that it is a slip?
The Shaykh : They are refuted by his acknowledgment,
Call me not to account for forgetting
لا تؤاخذني بما نسيتbut I am a human being like you and liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me
إنما أنا بشر مثلكم أنسى كما تنسون فإذا نسيت فذكرونيThe questioner : ... they deny forgetfulness.
The Shaykh : They are not to be obeyed. They denied what the prophets acknowledged, and this is natural; it is not a defect. That is, the Prophet is not to be blamed for it, nor is it a flaw in his description. This is a natural thing; all human beings forget.
The questioner : Shaykh,
The Shaykh : Yes, the third one.
The student: The second.
The questioner : O Shaykh, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):