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Muwatta MalikThe Fear Prayer

Muwatta Malik 447

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 447

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ حَتَّى غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَحَدِيثُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ أَحَبُّ مَا سَمِعْتُ إِلَىَّ فِي صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not pray dhuhr and asr on the day of the Trench until after the sun had set."

Malik said, "The hadith of al- Qasim ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Khawwat is the one I like most out of what I have heard about the fear prayer."

Reported by Malik (No. 447).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ حَتَّى غَابَتْ الشَّمْسُ يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ تَأْخِيرُهُلِلصَّلَاتَيْنِ نِسْيَانًا وَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ لِأَجْلِ الْخَوْفِ وَالشُّغْلِ بِحَرْبِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ حُكْمُ صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ الْيَوْمَ قَالَهُ ابْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثُمَّ نُسِخَ تَأْخِيرُ الصَّلَاةِ لِصَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ وَفِيهِ أَنَّهُ قَضَاهَا بَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ وَقْتِهَا عَلَى تَرْتِيبِهَا ( ش ) : قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْكَلَامُ فِي ذَلِكَ وَبَيَانُ الِاخْتِلَافِ فِيهِ وَقَدْ يَخْتَلِفُ حَدِيثُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ فِي مَسَائِلَ مِنْ السَّهْوِ نُشِيرُ مِن…

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Salim al-Hilali AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 447

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