5. Ṣalāh of Fear (Khawf)
٥۔ كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ
[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we reached a certain plain. Whenever we would come across a shaded tree, we would leave it for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So a man from the polytheists came and found the sword of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hanging from a tree. He took the sword of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ and unsheathed it. He then said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Are you afraid of me?" The Prophet of Allah ﷺ replied, "No." The man asked, "Then who will protect you from me?" The Prophet of Allah ﷺ replied, "Allah will protect me from you." Upon hearing this, the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ threatened the man. The man sheathed the sword and placed it back on the tree. Then, the call for prayer was made. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units of prayer, then delayed, and then prayed another two units of prayer with the other group. So the Prophet of Allah ﷺ prayed four units of prayer, while the others prayed two units of prayer.
أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ كُنَّا إِذَا أَتَيْنَا شَجَرَةً ظَلِيلَةً تَرَكْنَاهَا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَسَيْفُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُعَلَّقٌ بِشَجَرَةٍ فَأَخَذَ سَيْفَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فَاخْتَرَطَهُ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تَخَافُنِي؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَمَنْ يمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي؟ قَالَ اللهُ يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْكَ قَالَ فَتَهَدَّدَهُ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَغَمَدَ السَّيْفَ وَعَلَّقَهُ قَالَ فَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِطَائِفَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرُوا فَصَلَّى بِالطَّائِفَةِ الْأُخْرَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ فَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلِلْقَوْمِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led his companions in offering the fear prayer. One group prayed with him while the other was facing the enemy. He led them in praying two rak'ahs, then they went and took the place of the others, and the others came and he led them in praying two rak'ahs, then he said the taslim. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1554)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ فَصَلَّتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ وَجُوهُهُمْ قِبَلَ الْعَدُوِّ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامُوا وَجَاءَ الْآخَرُونَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقِيلَ فِيهِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بِبَطْنِ نَخْلٍ
[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units of prayer with some of his companions, then he made the Salam (ending the prayer) and then he prayed two units of prayer with others, then he made the Salam. This is narrated from Al-Hasan on the authority of Jabir, and Ash'ath contradicted them and narrated it from Al-Hasan on the authority of Abu Bakrah, and Abu Hurrah Al-Raqashi agreed with him on that.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِالْآخَرِينَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ هَكَذَا رَوَيَاهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَخَالَفَهُمَا أَشْعَثُ فَرَوَاهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ وَوَافَقَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَبُو حُرَّةَ الرَّقَاشِيُّ
[Machine] It was narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units, then he said the salaam. The others came and he prayed two units with them, then he said the salaam. So, the total number of units of prayer for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was four, and for the Muslims it was two units each in the prayer of fear. 6037, and likewise...
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِبَعْضِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَتَأَخَّرُوا وَجَاءَ الْآخَرُونَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ 6037 وَكَذَلِكَ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed with the people in fear the Maghrib prayer three units, then he turned and the others came and he prayed with them three units.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى بِالْقَوْمِ فِي الْخَوْفِ صَلَاةَ الْمَغْرِبِ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَجَاءَ الْآخَرُونَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ