It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) undertook six expeditions before the Prayer of Fear, and the Prayer of Fear was legislated in the seventh year after the Hijrah.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب صلاة الخوف وهى أنواع / 2952
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حديث صحيح، وھذا اسناد ضعيف لسوء حفظ ابن لھيعة ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 14751 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 14810»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The six expeditions (ghazawat) referred to are those in which actual fighting took place. They are, in order: the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud, the Battle of Khandaq (the Trench), the Battle of Qurayzah, the Battle of Muraysi‘, and the Battle of Khaybar. In this chapter, the form of the Prayer of Fear (salat al-khawf) is mentioned in which the enemy is positioned between the Muslim army and their qiblah (direction of prayer).