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Sunan Ibn Majah 1259 — Fear Prayer Facing the Qiblah
What was narrated concerning the fear Prayer
Fear Prayer Method: Groups Switching While Guarding
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1259
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1259
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ قَالَ يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَيَرْكَعُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي مَكَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى مُقَامِ أُولَئِكَ وَيَجِيءُ أُولَئِكَ فَيَرْكَعُ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُ بِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَهِيَ لَهُ ثِنْتَانِ وَلَهُمْ وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُونَ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَسْجُدُونَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ فَسَأَلْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ . قَالَ قَالَ لِي يَحْيَى اكْتُبْهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَلَسْتُ أَحْفَظُ الْحَدِيثَ وَلَكِنْ مِثْلُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى .
Sahl bin Abi Hathmah Narrated from:
It was narrated from Sahl bin Abu Hathmah that he said concerning the fear prayer: “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.Then they should go and take the place of the others, and the others should come and pray one Rak’ah, bowing and prostrating with the leader. Then he will have prayed two Rak’ah and they will have prayed one; then they should perform another Rak’ah, bowing and performing two prostrations.”
[1] That is, Yahya bin Sa'eed Al-Qattân narrated no. 1259 from Yahya bin Sa'eed Al-Ansâri, and when asked about it, he also narrated another chain for it from Shu'bah, but Shu'bah's narration mentioned "from the Prophet" in it, whereas Yahya bin Sa'eed Al-Ansâri's did not. See At-Tirmidhi nos. 565 and 566. The chain of Shu'bah is also mentioned by Bukhâri after no. 4131, including: "from the Prophet", but it is not translated in the English translation.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1259In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 457English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1259
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1259
This Hadith gives another detailed description of the fear prayer. Sahl bin Abu Hathmah said that the Imam stands facing the Qiblah. One group stands with him, while another group faces the enemy. The Imam leads the first group in one Rak’ah. They then complete bowing and two prostrations by themselves and move to the place of the other group. The second group comes and prays one Rak’ah with the leader, then completes another Rak’ah. The wording is organized around prayer, guarding, and switching places. Searches like Salat al-Khawf method and fear prayer two groups fit this report closely. This keeps the lesson close to the narrated wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Imam stands facing the Qiblah in this description.
- One group prays while another group watches toward the enemy.
- The groups switch so both take part in prayer and guarding.
