This tradition has also been transmitted by Muhammad bin Muslim through a different chain of narrators. This version adds;“While he is sitting before he gives the salutation. ”

Narrated Ata ibn Yasar: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: When one of you is in doubt about his prayer, and does not know how much he has prayed, three or four rak'ahs, he should pray one (additional) rak'ah and make two prostrations while sitting before giving the salutation. If the (additional) rak'ah which he prayed is the fifth one, he will make it an even number by these two prostrations. If it is the fourth one, the two prostrations will be a disgrace for the devil.

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying; When one of you stands up to pray, the devil comes to him and confuses him so that he does not know how much he has prayed. If any of you has such an experience, he should perform two prostrations while he is sitting. Abu Dawud said; This tradition has been narrated in a similar manner by Ibn ‘Uyainab, Mamar and al-Laith.

This traditions has also been narrated by Muhammad bin Muslim al-Zuhr through a different chain of transmitters and to the same effect. This version adds; He should perform two prostrations before giving the salutation.