Hadith 4535

Allāh's Statement: "If you fear (an enemy), perform Ṣalāt (prayer) on foot or riding. And when you are in safety..." (V.2:239)

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Darussalam · Volume 6

65 - THE BOOK OF COMMENTARY:(Interpretation of the Qur'an)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4535 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 31

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4535. Narrated Nāfi': Whenever 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا was asked about Salāt-al-Khauf (i.e., Fear Prayer) he said, "The Imām comes forward with a group of people and leads them in a one Rak'a Salāt (prayer) while another group from them who has not offered Salāt (prayer) yet, stay between the offering Salāt (prayer) group and the enemy. When those who are with the Imām have finished their one-Rak'a, they retreat and take the positions of those who have not offered Salāt (prayer) but they will not finish their Salāt (prayer) with Taslīm. Those who have not offered Salāt, (prayer) come forward to offer a Rak'a with the Imām (while the first group covers them from the enemy). Then the Imām, having offered two Rak'a, finishes his Salāt (prayer). Then each member of the two groups offer the second Rak'a alone after the Imām has finished his Salāt (prayer). Thus each one of the two groups will have offered two Rak'a. But if the fear is too great, they can offer Salāt (prayer) standing on their feet or riding on their mounts, facing the Qiblah or not." Nāfi' added: I do not think that 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar narrated this except from Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. [See Vol. 5, Hadīth No. 4129 and 4131 for details about Salāt-al-Khauf]

Arabic text

4535 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، كَانَ إِذَا سُئِلَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الخَوْفِ قَالَ: «يَتَقَدَّمُ الإِمَامُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمُ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً، وَتَكُونُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ العَدُوِّ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا، فَإِذَا صَلَّى الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً، اسْتَأْخَرُوا مَكَانَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا، وَلاَ يُسَلِّمُونَ، وَيَتَقَدَّمُ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَيُصَلُّونَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً، ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ الإِمَامُ وَقَدْ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَيَقُومُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ فَيُصَلُّونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَكْعَةً بَعْدَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ الإِمَامُ، فَيَكُونُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ قَدْ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ خَوْفٌ هُوَ أَشَدَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، صَلَّوْا رِجَالًا قِيَامًا عَلَى أَقْدَامِهِمْ أَوْ رُكْبَانًا، مُسْتَقْبِلِي القِبْلَةِ أَوْ غَيْرَ مُسْتَقْبِلِيهَا» قَالَ مَالِكٌ: قَالَ نَافِعٌ: لاَ أُرَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

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