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Muwatta MalikThe Fear Prayer

Muwatta Malik 446

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 446

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ إِذَا سُئِلَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ، قَالَ يَتَقَدَّمُ الإِمَامُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمُ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً وَتَكُونُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْعَدُوِّ 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 فَتَقُومُ كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ فَيُصَلُّونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةً بَعْدَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ الإِمَامُ فَيَكُونُ كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ قَدْ صَلَّوْا رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ كَانَ خَوْفًا هُوَ أَشَدَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ صَلَّوْا رِجَالاً قِيَامًا عَلَى أَقْدَامِهِمْ أَوْ رُكْبَانًا مُسْتَقْبِلِي الْقِبْلَةِ أَوْ غَيْرَ مُسْتَقْبِلِيهَا ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, when asked about the fear prayer said, "The imam and a group of people go forward and the imam prays a raka with them, while another group, who have not yet prayed, position themselves between him and the enemy. When those who are with him have prayed a raka they draw back to where those who have not prayed are, and do not say the taslim. Then those who have not prayed come forward and pray a raka with him. Then the imam leaves, as he has now prayed two rakas. Everyone else in the two groups stands and prays a raka by himself after the imam has left. In this way each of the two groups will have prayed two rakas. If the fear is greater than that, then the men pray standing on their feet or mounted, either facing the qibla or otherwise."

Reported by Malik (No. 446) and Al-Bukhari (No. 4535).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْكَلَامُ فِي أَكْثَرِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَقَوْلُهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ خَوْفًا هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يَعْنِي خَوْفًا لَا يُمْكِنُ مَعَهُ الْمُقَامُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ وَلَا إقَامَةَ صَفٍّ صَلَّوْا رِجَالًا قِيَامًا عَلَى أَقْدَامِهِمْ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْخَوْفَ عَلَى ضَرْبَيْنِ ضَرْبٌ يُمْكِنُ فِيهِ الِاسْتِقْرَارُ وَإِقَامَةُ الصَّفِّ لَكِنْ يَخَافُ مِنْ ظُهُورِ الْعَدُوِّ بِالِاشْتِغَالِ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَهَا هُنَا لَا يَخْلُو مِنْ حَالَيْنِ إحْدَاهُمَا أَنْ يَرْجُوَ أَنْ يَأْمَنَ فِي الْوَقْتِ فَهَذَا يَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ يَأْمَنَ مَا لَمْ يَخْرُجْ الْوَقْتُ , وَالثَّانِيَةُ أَنْ لَا يَرْجُوَ ذَلِكَ فَهَذَا يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ عَلَى حَسْبِ مَا قَدَّمْنَاهُ. ( مَسْأَلَةٌ ) وَأَم…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4535

Whenever `Abdullah bin `Umar was asked about Salat-al-Khauf (i.e. prayer of fear) he said, "The Imam comes forward with a group of people and leads them in a one rak`a prayer while another group from them who has not prayed yet, stay between the praying group and the enemy. When those who are with…

يَتَقَدَّمُ الإِمَامُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمِ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً، وَتَكُونُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْعَدُوِّ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا، فَإِذَا صَلَّوُا الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً اسْتَأْخَرُوا…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (228)يَتَقَدَّمُ الإِمَامُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمُ الإِمَامُ رَكْعَةً وَيَكُونُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْعَدُوِّ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً اسْتَأْخَرُوا مَكَانَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا وَلا يُسَلِّمُوا ، وَيَتَقَدَّمُ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُصَ

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