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Muwatta MalikThe Fear Prayer

Muwatta Malik 445

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 445

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 طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُوَاجِهَةٌ الْعَدُوَّ فَيَرْكَعُ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُ بِالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَى قَائِمًا ثَبَتَ وَأَتَمُّوا لأَنْفُسِهِمُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُونَ وَيَنْصَرِفُونَ وَالإِمَامُ قَائِمٌ فَيَكُونُونَ وِجَاهَ الْعَدُوِّ ثُمَّ يُقْبِلُ الآخَرُونَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَيُكَبِّرُونَ وَرَاءَ الإِمَامِ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمُ الرَّكْعَةَ وَيَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ فَيَقُومُونَ فَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُونَ ‏.‏

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 them, including the prostration, and then stood. He remained standing while they completed the remaining raka by themselves. They then said the taslim, left, and formed up opposite the enemy while the imam remained standing. Then the others who had not prayed came forward and said the takbir behind the imam and he prayed one raka with them, including the prostration. He then said the taslim, while they stood up and prayed the remaining raka by themselves. Then they said the taslim.

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

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ مُوَافِقٌ لِحَدِيثِيَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ فِي قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ حَتَّى صَلَّى الَّذِينَ صَلَّوْا رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ فَإِنَّهُ جَعَلَ مِنْ سُنَّةِ الصَّلَاةِ أَنَّ الْإِمَامَ يُسَلِّمُ إِذَا كَمُلَتْ صَلَاتُهُ ثُمَّ تَقُومُ الطَّائِفَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ فَتَقْضِي بَعْدَ سَلَامِهِ رَكْعَةً وَقَدْ تَرَجَّحَ مَالِكٌ رحمه الله فِي الْأَخْذِ بِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ فَرَوَى عَنْهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ وَابْنُ وَهْبٍوَالْقَعْنَبِيُّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحَبُّ مَا فِي ذَلِكَ إلَيَّ حَدِيثُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ وَبِهِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَقَالَ ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ…

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Salim al-Hilali AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 445

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1239

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…

أَنَّ صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ أَنْ يَقُومَ الإِمَامُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُوَاجِهَةَ الْعَدُوِّ فَيَرْكَعُ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُ بِالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَى قَائِمًا ثَبَتَ…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

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