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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Fear Prayer

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1553

Chapter: The narrations mentioned for the Fear Prayer

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1553

Narrator:Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، فِي صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ قَالَ

يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ قِبَلَ الْعَدُوِّ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُونَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي مَكَانِهِمْ وَيَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى مَقَامِ أُولَئِكَ وَيَجِيءُ أُولَئِكَ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُ بِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَهِيَ لَهُ ثِنْتَانِ وَلَهُمْ وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُونَ رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُونَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Sahl bin Abi Hathmah said concerning the fear prayer:

"The imam should stand up facing the Qiblah and some of them should stand with him while the others stand facing the enemy. Then he should pray one rak'ah with them and they should pray another rak'ah by themselves, and prostrate twice where they are. Then they should go to where the others are and the others should come and he should lead them in bowing once and prostrating twice, so it will be two rak'ahs for him and one for them. Then they should bow once and prostrate twice (by themselves, to make up the other rak'ah)."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1553), Al-Bukhari (No. 4131), At-Tirmidhi (No. 565, 566) and Ibn Majah (No. 1259).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَهِيَ ) أَيْ الرَّكْعَة ( لَهُ ) أَيْ لِلْإِمَامِ ( ثِنْتَانِ ) أَيْ تَمَام ثِنْتَيْنِ بِهَا تَتِمُّ لَهُ ثِنْتَانِ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1553
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1553
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1553

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4131

(describing the Fear prayer): The Imam stands up facing the Qibla and one batch of them (i.e. the army) (out of the two) prays along with him and the other batch faces the enemy. The Imam offers one rak`a with the first batch they themselves stand up alone and offer one bowing and two prostrations…

يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ، وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ، وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ، فَيُصَلِّي بِالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً، ثُمَّ يَقُومُونَ، فَيَرْكَعُونَ…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 565

"The Imam stands facing the Qiblah while a group of them stand with him, and a group is before the enemy, facing the enemy. He leads them in a Rak'ah, and they perform a bowing by themselves, and they perform two prostrations in their places. Then they go to take the position of the others and the…

يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ وَوُجُوهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَكْعَةً…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 566

) Muhammad bin Bash-har said: "I asked Yahya bin Sa'eed (narrators in no. 565) about this Hadith. So he narrated it to me from Shu'bah, from Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim, from his father, from Salih bin Khawwat, from Sahl bin Abi Hathmah, from the Prophet - the same as the Hadith of Yahya bin Sa'eed…

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ سَأَلْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ، عَنْ…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1259

“The Imam should stand facing the Qiblah, and a group of them should stand with him, and another group should stand in the direction of the enemy, facing towards the row (of worshippers). He should lead them in one Rak’ah, then they should bow and do two prostrations by themselves where they are…

يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُونَ…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Abu Hathma

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (5548)يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ ، وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ ، فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً ، وَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي مَكَانِهِمْ ، وَيَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى مَقَامِ أُولَئِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (5495)فِي صَلاةِ الْخَوْفِ ، قَالَ : يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌمِنْهُمْ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ ، وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ ، فَيُصَلِّي بِالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ، فَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَكْعَةً ، وَيَسْجُدُونَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي مَكَانِهِمْ ،
  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (9523)يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ , وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ ، وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ ، وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ , فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً , ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُونَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي مَكَانِهِمْ , وَيَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى مَقَامِ أُولَئِكَ ، وَي
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (468)صَلاةِ الْخَوْفِ قَالَ : “ وَيَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ ، وَطَائِفَةٌ قِبَلَ الْعَدُوِّ ، وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ ، فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً ، وَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ ، وَيَسْجُدُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، وَيَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى م

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