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Sunan Abu Dawud 1239

Chapter: Whoever Said He Prays One Rak'ah

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Abu Dawud 1239

Narrator:Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ أَنْ يَقُومَ الإِمَامُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُوَاجِهَةَ الْعَدُوِّ فَيَرْكَعُ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُ بِالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَى قَائِمًا ثَبَتَ قَائِمًا وَأَتَمُّوا لأَنْفُسِهِمُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمُوا وَانْصَرَفُوا وَالإِمَامُ قَائِمٌ فَكَانُوا وِجَاهَ الْعَدُوِّ ثُمَّ يُقْبِلُ الآخَرُونَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَيُكَبِّرُونَ وَرَاءَ الإِمَامِ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ فَيَقُومُونَ فَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُونَ

Narrated Sahl b. Abi Hathmah al-Ansari:

The prayer time of danger should be offered in the following way: The imam should stand (for prayer) and a section of the people should stand along with him. The other section should stand facing the enemy. The imam should perform bowing and prostrate himself along with those who are with him. He then should stand (after prostration) and, when he stands straight, he should remain standing. They (the people) should (in the meantime) complete their remaining rak'ah (i.e. the second one). They they should utter the salutation, and turn away while the imam should remain standing. They should go before the enemy. Thereafter those who did not pray should come forward and utter the takbir (Allah is most great) behind imam. He should bow and prostrate along with them and utter the salutation. Then they should stand and completed their remaining rak'ah, and utter the salutation.

Abu Dawud said: The tradition reported by Yahya b. Sa'id from al-Qasim is similar to the one transmitted by Yazid b. Ruman except that he differed with him in salutation. The tradition reported by 'Ubaid Allah is like the one reported by Yahya b. Sa'id, saying: He (the Prophet) remained standing.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1239) and Malik (No. 445).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( يَحْيَى بْن سَعِيد ) : هُوَ الْأَنْصَارِيّ كَمَا فِي رِوَايَة اِبْن مَاجَهْ ( أَنْ يَقُوم الْإِمَام ) : مُسْتَقْبِل الْقِبْلَة كَمَا عِنْد اِبْن مَاجَهْ ( مُوَاجَهَة الْعَدُوّ ) : وَعِنْد اِبْن مَاجَهْ وَطَائِفَة مِنْ قِبَل الْعَدُوّ وَوُجُوههمْ إِلَى الصَّفّ ( ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُونَ ) : وَفِي الطَّرِيق الْأُولَى أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَبَتَ جَالِسًا وَأَتَمُّوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ بِهِمْ , وَفِي الطَّرِيق الثَّانِيَة أَنَّ الْإِمَام لَا يَنْتَظِر الْمَأْمُوم وَأَنَّ الْمَأْمُوم إِنَّمَا يَقْضِي بَعْد سَلَام الْإِمَام. قَالَ اِبْن مَاجَهْ بَعْد أَنْ رَوَى حَدِيث يَحْيَى بْن سَعِيد الْأَنْصَارِيّ قَالَ مُحَمَّد بْن بَشَّار فَسَأَلْت يَحْيَى بْن سَعِيد الْقَطَّان عَنْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1239
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (4129) Sahih Muslim (842) The hadith No. 1239
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1239

Other versions

Authentic Muwatta Malik 445

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Khawwat that Sahl ibn Abi Hathma related to him that the form of the prayer of fear was that the imam stood with a group of his companions, while another group faced the enemy. The imam prayed one raka with…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ، أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ أَنْ يَقُومَ الإِمَامُ وَمَعَهُ…

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