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Sunan Abi Dawud 1243 — One Rak'ah with Each Group
Whoever Said That The Imam Should Lead Every Group In One Rak'ah, Then Say The Taslim And Every Group Should Stand Up And Pray One Rak'ah By Themselves
Prayer in Danger Hadith: One Rak'ah with Each Section
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1243
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1243
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى بِإِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ رَكْعَةً وَالطَّائِفَةُ الأُخْرَى مُوَاجِهَةُ الْعَدُوِّ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا فَقَامُوا فِي مَقَامِ أُولَئِكَ وَجَاءَ أُولَئِكَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً أُخْرَى ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَامَ هَؤُلاَءِ فَقَضَوْا رَكْعَتَهُمْ وَقَامَ هَؤُلاَءِ فَقَضَوْا رَكْعَتَهُمْ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ نَافِعٌ وَخَالِدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ مَسْرُوقٍ وَيُوسُفَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَى يُونُسُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى أَنَّهُ فَعَلَهُ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 salutation. Thereafter they stood up and completed the remaining rak'ah, they went away and the other section completed their remaining rak'ah.Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Nafi' and Khalid b. Ma'dan from Ibn 'Umar in like manner from the Prophet (ﷺ). This has also been transmitted similarly by Masruq ad Yusuf b. Mihran on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas. This has been narrated by Yunus from al-Hasan from Abu Musa something similarly, saying that Abu Musa has done so.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1243In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 46English translation : Book 4, Hadith 1238
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1243
This prayer in danger hadith from Ibn Umar explains a clear form of Salat al-Khawf. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم led one section in one rak'ah while the other section faced the enemy. Then the first section moved away and took the place of the section that had been watching. The second section came and prayed the second rak'ah with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. After that, he gave salutation. Then each section stood and completed the remaining rak'ah. The teaching stays very close to the text: the prayer was arranged in sections, one group prayed while another watched, and then both groups completed what remained. It shows prayer, leadership, and alertness together in one setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- One group prayed while another faced the enemy.
- The two sections changed places in an ordered way.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led each section in one rak'ah.
- Each group completed the remaining rak'ah after the salutation.
