أَخْبَرَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَيَسْكُتُ سَكْتَتَيْنِ : إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ الْقِرَاءَةِ "، فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ، فَكَتَبُوا إِلَى أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ قَدْ صَدَقَ سَمُرَةُ.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد : كَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَقُولُ : ثَلَاثُ سَكَتَاتٍ، وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ الْمَرْفُوعِ سَكْتَتَانِ

Affan told us, Hammad bin Salamah told us, on the authority of Humaid, on the authority of Al-Hasan, on the authority of Samurah bin Jundub, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, He said, “He used to remain silent twice: when he began the prayer, and when he finished the recitation.” Imran ibn Husayn denied that, so they wrote to Ubayy. Ibn Ka'b wrote to them that Samurah told the truth.
Abu Muhammad said: Qatada used to say: three silences, and in the marfoo’ hadith there are two silences.