Skip to content

Hadith about Prayer of Fear

34 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 26 are translated into English.

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 475

Narrated Salih bin Khawwat on the authority of one who offered the Fear prayer with Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) at the battle of Dhatur-Riqa' that a group (of the army) formed a line along with him and a group faced the enemy. He (๏ทบ) led the group which was with him in a Rak'ah, and then remainedโ€ฆ

ุนูŽู†ู’ ุตูŽุงู„ูุญู ุจู’ู†ู ุฎูŽูˆูŽู‘ุงุชู, { ุนูŽู…ูŽู‘ู†ู’ ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุฐูŽุงุชู ุงูŽู„ุฑูู‘ู‚ูŽุงุนู ุตูŽู„ูŽุงุฉูŽ ุงูŽู„ู’ุฎูŽูˆู’ูู: ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุทูŽุงุฆูููŽุฉู‹ ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ุชู’ 1โ€ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽุทูŽุงุฆูููŽุฉูŒ ูˆูุฌูŽุงู‡ูŽ ุงูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุฏููˆูู‘, ููŽุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰โ€ฆ

+ 7 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 477

"I witnessed Salat-al-Khauf with Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) and we lined up in two rows behind him with the enemy between us and the Qiblah. The Prophet (๏ทบ) uttered the Takbir and we all uttered it; then he bowed and we all bowed; then he raised his head after bowing and we all raised ours; then he andโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุฌูŽุงุจูุฑู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: { ุดูŽู‡ูุฏู’ุชู ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ุตูŽู„ูŽุงุฉูŽ ุงูŽู„ู’ุฎูŽูˆู’ููุŒ ููŽุตูŽููŽู‘ู†ูŽุง ุตูŽููŽู‘ูŠู’ู†ู: ุตูŽููŒู‘ ุฎูŽู„ู’ููŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฏููˆูู‘ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽโ€ฆ

Narrated by Jฤbir ibn โ€˜Abdullฤh + 3 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1247

Allah, the Exalted, prescribed prayer for you, through the tongue of your Prophet (๏ทบ), four rak'ahs while resident, two rak'ahs while travelling and one rak'ah in time of danger.

ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุชูŽุนูŽุงู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ุตูŽู‘ู„ุงูŽุฉูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู„ูุณูŽุงู†ู ู†ูŽุจููŠูู‘ูƒูู…ู’ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุถูŽุฑู ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนู‹ุง ูˆูŽูููŠ ุงู„ุณูŽู‘ููŽุฑู ุฑูŽูƒู’ุนูŽุชูŽูŠู’ู†ู ูˆูŽูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽูˆู’ูู ุฑูŽูƒู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ โ€.โ€

Narrated by Ibn โ€˜Abbฤs + 11 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 839c

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the prayer of fear during some of his battles. One group stood with him, while the other group faced the enemy. He led those with him in one Rakโ€˜ah. This group left, and the other group came. So he led them in the other Rakโ€˜ah. Each performed the Rakโ€˜ah which they missed

โ€˜Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar ibn al-Khattฤb (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the prayer of fear during some of his battles. One group stood with him, while the other group faced the enemy. He led those with him in oneโ€ฆ

ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุตูŽู„ุงูŽุฉูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽูˆู’ูู ูููŠ ุจูŽุนู’ุถู ุฃูŽูŠูŽู‘ุงู…ูู‡ู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู…ูŽุชู’ ุทูŽุงุฆูููŽุฉูŒ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽุทูŽุงุฆูููŽุฉูŒ ุจูุฅูุฒูŽุงุกู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฏููˆูู‘ ููŽุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุจูุงู„ูŽู‘ุฐููŠู†ูŽ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ุฑูŽูƒู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจููˆุง ูˆูŽุฌูŽุงุกูŽ ุงู„ุขุฎูŽุฑููˆู†ูŽโ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 1243

The Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) led one section in one rak'ah of prayer and the other section was facing the enemy. Then they turned away and took the position of the other section. They (the other section) came and he (the Prophet) led them in the second rak'ah. He then uttered the salutationโ€ฆ

ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุจูุฅูุญู’ุฏูŽู‰ ุงู„ุทูŽู‘ุงุฆูููŽุชูŽูŠู’ู†ู ุฑูŽูƒู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽุงู„ุทูŽู‘ุงุฆูููŽุฉู ุงู„ุฃูุฎู’ุฑูŽู‰ ู…ููˆูŽุงุฌูู‡ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฏููˆูู‘ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุงู†ู’ุตูŽุฑูŽูููˆุง ููŽู‚ูŽุงู…ููˆุง ูููŠ ู…ูŽู‚ูŽุงู…ู ุฃููˆู„ูŽุฆููƒูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽุงุกูŽ ุฃููˆู„ูŽุฆููƒูŽ ููŽุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุจูู‡ูู…ู’ ุฑูŽูƒู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ ุฃูุฎู’ุฑูŽู‰ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุณูŽู„ูŽู‘ู…ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar + 5 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 840b

We fought In the company of the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) with the tribe of Juhaina. They fought with us terribly. When we had finished the noon prayer, the polytheists said: Had we attacked them at once. we would have killed them. Gabriel informed the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) about It (about their evilโ€ฆ

ููŽูƒูŽุจูŽู‘ุฑูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูˆูŽูƒูŽุจูŽู‘ุฑู’ู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽุฑูŽูƒูŽุนูŽ ููŽุฑูŽูƒูŽุนู’ู†ูŽุง ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุณูŽุฌูŽุฏูŽ ูˆูŽุณูŽุฌูŽุฏูŽ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ุงู„ุตูŽู‘ููู‘ ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽู‘ู„ู ููŽู„ูŽู…ูŽู‘ุง ู‚ูŽุงู…ููˆุง ุณูŽุฌูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุตูŽู‘ููู‘ ุงู„ุซูŽู‘ุงู†ููŠ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุชูŽุฃูŽุฎูŽู‘ุฑูŽ ุงู„ุตูŽู‘ููู‘ ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽู‘ู„ู ูˆูŽุชูŽู‚ูŽุฏูŽู‘ู…ูŽโ€ฆ

Narrated by Jฤbir ibn โ€˜Abdullฤh

Monday, November 9, 2026 29 ุฌู…ุงุฏู‰ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ 1448 ู‡ู€