The Book of the Fear Prayer

Book 18 of 52 · Sunan al-Nasa'i

27 hadith Hadith 1534–1560 Sunni
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The Book of the Fear Prayer

Sunan al-Nasa'i

27 hadith Hadith 1534–1560 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 846–915 CE period by al-Nasa'i.

The Book of the Fear Prayer is book 18 of 52 in Sunan al-Nasa'i, containing 27 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Egypt (primary); portions reviewed in Ramla, Palestine. The narrators in this book are associated with 19 distinct geographic locations.

Hims Kufa Makkah Medina Baghdad Basra Wasit Bulkh Basrah Cairo Damascus al-Saur Musaysa Tirmidh al-Ray Sana Taif Yeman Nisapur

Narrators in This Book

This book features 93 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي, ibn Umar, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج.

al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم (6) Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي (6) ibn Umar (6) Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (6) Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج (4) Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان (4) al-Hasan al-Basri الحسن البصري (4) Isma'il bin Mas'ud al-Jhdry إسماعيل بن مسعود الجحدري (3) Salim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب (3) ibn Abbas (2) al-Qasim ibn Muhammad القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق (2) Salah bin Khuwat bin Jubayr صالح بن خوات بن جبير (2) Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل (2) Yazid bin Zari' يزيد بن زريع (2) Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري (2) Khalid bin 'Abdullah al-Tahan خالد بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الطحان (2) Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي (2) Muhammad bin Ja'far Ghandar محمد بن جعفر غندر صاحب الكرابيس (2) Mujahid bin Jabir مجاهد بن جبر (2) Abu Bakra al-Thaqafi (2) Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijad يونس بن يزيد بن أبي النجاد (2) Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani أيوب السختياني (2) Amr bin 'Uthman bin Sa'id bin Kahtir عمرو بن عثمان بن سعيد بن كثير (1) Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-Tanafasi محمد بن عبيد بن أبي أمية الطنافسي (1) Muhammad bin al-Walid al-Zubaidi محمد بن الوليد بن عامر الزبيدي (1)

Hadith in This Book 27 hadith

1 1534
"We were with Sa'eed bin Al-'Asi in Tabaristan, and Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman was with us. He said: 'Which of you offered the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' Hudhaifah…
2 1535
"We were with Sa'eed bin Al-'Asi in Tabaristan, and Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman was with us. He said: 'Which of you offered the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' Hudhaifah…
3 1536
A prayer like that of Hudhaifah was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit from the Prophet (ﷺ).
4 1537
"Allah (SWT) enjoined the prayer on the tongue of your Prophet (ﷺ): four (rak'ahs) while a resident, two rak'ahs while traveling, and one rak'ah during times of fear."
5 1538
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed at Dhi Qarad and the people formed two rows behind him, one row behind him and one row facing the enemy. He led those who were behind him in…
6 1539
'Abdullah bin 'Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood and the people stood with him, and he said the takbir and they said the takbir. Then he bowed, and some of them bowed,…
7 1540
"The fear prayer was no more than two prostrations like the prayer of these guards of yours today behind the Imams of yours, except that it was one group after another. One group…
8 1541
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led them in offering the fear prayer. Some formed a row behind him and some formed a row facing the enemy. He led them in praying one rak'ah, then they…
9 1542
One group had formed a row behind him and another group faced the enemy. He led those who were with him in praying one rak'ah, then he remained standing and they completed the…
10 1543
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led one of the two groups in praying one rak'ah while the other group was facing the enemy, then they moved away and took the place of the others, and…
11 1544
"I went out on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) toward Najd. We confronted the enemy and formed ranks facing them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and led us in…
12 1545
"Abdullah bin 'Umar used to narrate that he offered the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: 'The Prophet (ﷺ) said the takbir and one group of us formed a row…
13 1546
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the fear prayer. He stood and said the takbir, and a group of us prayed behind him while another group was facing the enemy. The Messenger of…
14 1547
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the fear prayer during one of his battles. One group stood with him and another group faced the enemy. He led those who were with him in…
15 1548
He asked Abu Hurairah: "Did you offer the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?" Abu Hurairah said: "Yes." He asked: "When?" He said: "In the year of the campaign to Najd.…
16 1549
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was camping between Dajnan and 'Usfan, besieging the idolaters. The idolaters said: 'These people have a prayer that is dearer to them than their sons…
17 1550
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led them in offering the fear prayer. One row stood in front of him and another row stood behind him. He led those who were behind in prayer, bowing…
18 1551
"We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Iqamah for prayer was said. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and one group stood behind him while another group faced the…
19 1552
"We witnessed the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). We stood behind him in two rows, and the enemy was between us and the Qiblah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said the…
20 1553
"We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) in a palm grove and the enemy was between us and the Qiblah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said the takbir and we all said the takbir. Then he bowed and…
21 1554
"I heard Mujahid narrating from Abu Ayyash Az-Zuraqi"- Shu'bah said: "He had written it for me, and I read it before him, and I heard him narrating it; rather, I even memorized…
22 1555
"We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in 'Usfan and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in praying Zuhr. The idolaters were led that day by Khalid bin Al-Walid, and the idolaters…
23 1556
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the people in offering the fear prayer, two rak'ahs. Then he said the taslim and led others in offering the fear prayer, then he said the taslim. So…
24 1557
The Prophet (ﷺ) led a group of his companions in praying two rak'ahs, then he said the taslim, then he led some others in praying two rak'ahs, then he said the taslim.
25 1558
"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…
26 1559
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…
27 1560
The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the fear prayer with those who were behind him, praying two rak'ahs (with them) and two rak'ahs with those who came after them, so the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed…