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Sunan Abu Dawud 1246

Chapter: Those Who Said That The Imam Should Lead Each Group For One Rak'ah And Then They Should Not Complete (The Second Rak'ah)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1246

Narrator:Hudhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي الأَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ زَهْدَمٍ، قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ بِطَبَرِسْتَانَ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَنَا فَصَلَّى بِهَؤُلاَءِ رَكْعَةً وَبِهَؤُلاَءِ رَكْعَةً وَلَمْ يَقْضُوا

Narrated Hudhayfah:

Tha'labah ibn Zahdam said: We accompanied Sa'd ibn al-'As at Tabaristan. He stood and said: Which of you prayed along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in time of danger? Hudhayfah said: I then he led one section in one rak'ah and the other section in one rak'ah. They did not pray the second rak'ah by themselves.

Abu Dawud: This tradition has been transmitted by 'Ubaid Allah b. 'Abd Allah and Mujahid on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas from the Prophet (ﷺ) in like manner. This has also been narrated by 'Abd Allah b. Shaqiq from Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (ﷺ). Yazid al-Faqir and Abu Musa also narrated this tradition from Jabir from the Prophet (ﷺ). Some of the narrators said in the version narrated by Yazid al-Faqir that they completed their second rak'ah. This has also been narrated by Simak al-Hanafi on the authority of Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) something similar. Zaid b. Thabit also narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ) in like manner. This version adds: The people prayed on rak'ah and the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed two rak'ahs.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1246).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( بِطَبَرِسْتَانَ ) : بِفَتْحِ أَوَّله وَثَانِيَة وَكَسْر الرَّاء بِلَاد وَاسِعَة وَمُدُن كَثِيرَة يَشْتَمِلهَا هَذَا الِاسْم يَغْلِب عَلَيْهَا الْجِبَال وَهِيَ تُسَمَّى بِمَازِنْدِرَان كَذَا فِي الْمَرَاصِد ( وَلَمْ يَقْضُوا ) : وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُؤَلِّف وَالْمُنْذِرِيّ وَرِجَال إِسْنَاده رِجَال الصَّحِيح. وَفِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى أَنَّ مِنْ صِفَة صَلَاة الْخَوْف الِاقْتِصَار عَلَى رَكْعَة لِكُلِّ طَائِفَة. قَالَ الْحَافِظ : وَبِالِاقْتِصَارِ عَلَى رَكْعَة وَاحِدَة فِي الْخَوْف يَقُول الثَّوْرِيّ وَإِسْحَاق وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمَا وَقَالَ بِهِ أَبُو هُرَيْرَة وَأَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيّ وَغَيْر وَاحِد مِنْ التَّابِعِينَ , وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَيَّدَ بِشِدَّةِ الْخَوْف. وَقَالَ الْجُمْهُور ق…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1246
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1246
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1246

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  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (2601)أَيُّكُمْ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، صَلاةَ الْخَوْفِ ؟ ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ : أَنَا ، فَصَلَّى بِهَؤُلاءِ رَكْعَةً ، وَبِهَؤُلاءِ رَكْعَةً ، وَلَمْ يَقْضُوا يَعْنِي لَمْ يَقْضِ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ كَأَنَّهُمُ اجْتَزَوْا بِرَكْعَةٍ رَكْعَةٍ
  • تاريخ خليفة بن خياط (278)أيكم صلى مع رَسُول اللَّهِ ﷺ صلاة الخوف ، فَقَالَ حذيفة : أنا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (8090)أَيُّكُمْ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ، ﷺ ، صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ ؟ ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ : أَنَا ، قَالَ : فَقَامَ ، فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ

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