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The Prayer Of Fear (Salāt-il-Khawf)

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Darussalam · Volume 2

4. The Book Of The Traveler's Prayers

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الحديث: 1236 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 11

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1236. Abū Ayyāsh Az-Zurqī narrated: "We were with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ at 'Usfān, while the leader of the pagans was Khālid bin Al-Walid. We prayed Zuhr, and the pagans said: 'We had been given a time (in which the Muslims were) heedless; we had been given a time (in which they were) inattentive. If only we had attacked them while they were praying.' So the Verse permitting the shortening (of the prayer) was revealed between Zuhr and ʾAsr. Therefore, when the time for ʾAsr came, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood facing the Qiblah, while the pagans were facing us. One row stood behind the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and another row stood behind the first row. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went into Rukū', and all of them also went into Rukū'. Then he went into prostration, and the row that was behind him also went into prostration, while the others stood guard over them. After these ones (the first row) had prostrated twice and stood up, those behind them then prostrated. Then the row that was behind him retreated to the position of the other row, and the rear row moved forward until they were in the position of the first row. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went into Rukū' and they all went into Rukū' with him. Then he went into prostration, and the row behind him also went into prostration, while the others stood guard over them. When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sat down with the row that was behind him, the others then prostrated, then they all sat down together. He then said the Taslim with all of them. He prayed (in this manner) at 'Usfān, and he also prayed (in this manner) on the Day of Banū Sulaim." (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū Dāwūd said: Ayyūb and Hishām reported it from Abū Az-Zubair, from Jābir, with this meaning, from the Prophet ﷺ. And similarly, Dāwūd bin Ḥuṣain reported it from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbās. And 'Abdul-Malik also reported like that from 'Aṭā' from Jāibr. And also Qatādah from Al-Ḥasan, from Ḥiṭṭān, from Abū Mūsā, that he did it. And similarly, 'Ikrimah bin Khālid reported it from Mujāhid from the Prophet ﷺ. And like that, Hishām bin 'Urwah from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ. And this is the view of (Sufyān) Ath-Thawrī.

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1236 - حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعُسْفَانَ، وَعَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، فَصَلَّيْنَا الظُّهْرَ، فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ: لَقَدْ أَصَبْنَا غِرَّةً، لَقَدْ أَصَبْنَا غَفْلَةً، لَوْ كُنَّا حَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْقَصْرِ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْعَصْرُ، قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ أَمَامَهُ، فَصَفَّ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، صَفٌّ، وَصَفَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الصَّفِّ صَفٌّ آخَرُ، فَرَكَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَرَكَعُوا جَمِيعًا، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ، وَسَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ، وَقَامَ الْآخَرُونَ يَحْرُسُونَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى هَؤُلَاءِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ وَقَامُوا، سَجَدَ الْآخَرُونَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا خَلْفَهُمْ، ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ إِلَى مَقَامِ الْآخَرِينَ، وَتَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْأَخِيرُ إِلَى مَقَامِ الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَكَعُوا جَمِيعًا، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الْآخَرُونَ يَحْرُسُونَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ، سَجَدَ الْآخَرُونَ، ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا جَمِيعًا فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ جَمِيعًا، فَصَلَّاهَا بِعُسْفَانَ، وَصَلَّاهَا يَوْمَ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ "، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: رَوَى أَيُّوبُ، وَهِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ هَذَا الْمَعْنَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ دَاوُدُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَكَذَلِكَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، وَكَذَلِكَ قَتَادَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ حِطَّانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى فِعْلَهُ، وَكَذَلِكَ عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: وَكَذَلِكَ هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الثَّوْرِيِّ

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Obligatory prayer is a duty which shall not be waived even in times of war.