Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in one of the two afternoon prayers, perhaps it was the Zuhr prayer or perhaps the Asr prayer, though I am more inclined to think it was the Asr prayer. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the prayer after two rak‘ahs by saying salam. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went towards a trunk present in the mosque and leaned against it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a state of anger at that time. The hasty people left the mosque, saying:“The prayer has been shortened. The prayer has been shortened.”Among those present were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), but neither of them had the courage to speak to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this. Sayyiduna Dhul-Yadayn (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said:“O Messenger of Allah! Has the prayer been shortened or did you (peace and blessings be upon him) forget?”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked:“What is Dhul-Yadayn saying?”The people replied:“He is speaking the truth.”So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in two rak‘ahs, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said salam, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said takbir, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a prostration like his usual prostration, or perhaps a lengthy prostration. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, then said takbir and performed a prostration, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head saying takbir. The narrator named Muhammad bin Sirin says: I have come to know that Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated regarding the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said salam.