Darussalam · Volume 2
18. The Book Of The Fear PrayerSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1536 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 170
Source no. 1536 · Volume 4 · Page 180
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٢٥٩)
Source no. 1445 · Volume 1 · Page 335
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٢٥٩: ق.
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1537. It was narrated from Sāliḥ bin Khawwāt, from Sahl bin Abī Ḥathmah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ led them in offering the fear prayer. Some formed a row behind him and some formed a row facing the enemy. He led them in praying one Rak’ah, then they moved away and the others came, and he led them in praying one Rak’ah, then they got up and each (group) made up the other Rak’ah. (Sāḥih)
1536 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ، فَصَفَّ صَفًّا خَلْفَهُ وَصَفًّا مُصَافُّو الْعَدُوِّ، فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَجَاءَ أُولَئِكَ، فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً، ثُمَّ قَامُوا فَقَضَوْا رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةً»
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In this narration, there is no detail concerning the performance of one unit of the prayer severally on their own. One way to perform it is that after the prayer-leader's final greeting, the second contingent should perform one unit of the prayer by themselves, and then conduct the final salutation. Thereupon, they should station themselves in the direction of the enemy to counter them. And the first contingent should return and they should perform their (remaining) one unit by themselves. And this mode will be more adequate, because in this way, both the units of the second contingent would come to pass together. Another manner is that the second contingent should offer one unit (with the prayer-leader) and thereupon they should depart, and the former contingent should return and perform one unit by themselves. Thereupon they should depart, and the second contingent should return and offer (their remaining) prayer. This form has also been described in some narrations.