# Sunan al-Nasa'i - The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on June 15, 2026*

**3 hadith**

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## Hadith #1271

**Book:** The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer) | **Narrator(s):** Asam bin Qdamh al-Bjly عصام بن قدامة البجلي, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin 'Ammar محمد بن عبد الله بن عمار

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat during the prayer, he put his hands on his knees and raised the finger that is next to the thumb, and supplicates with it, and his left hand was on his knee laid on it.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-1271/)*

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## Hadith #1274

**Book:** The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer) | **Narrator(s):** al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem الفضل بن دكين أبو نعيم الملائي, Asam bin Qdamh al-Bjly عصام بن قدامة البجلي

A man used to supplicate with two fingers and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Make it one, make it one.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-1274/)*

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## Hadith #964

**Book:** Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them | **Narrator(s):** Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Asam bin Qdamh al-Bjly عصام بن قدامة البجلي, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح

“The prayer of one who sits down is equivalent to half of the prayer of one who stands.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-964/)*

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