سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب صلاة الخوفThe Book of the Fear Prayer
بَابُ :Chapter: The narrations mentioned for the Fear Prayer
Hadith 1556
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا الْأَشْعَثُ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ : " صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ بِالَّذِينَ خَلْفَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بَعْدُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ , فَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلِهَؤُلَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that:` 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 four rak'ahs and the others each prayed two rak'ahs.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1556. Commentary: In these two narrations, there is no mention of saying salam (salutation) after the first two rak‘ahs, whereas in hadiths 1552 and 1553, the mention of a separate salam is present, and those narrations are also from these same eminent personalities. Therefore, here as well, salam after each two rak‘ahs will be assumed. It is as if the four rak‘ahs of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were with two salams. It can be said that it is also a possible scenario that the imam leads four rak‘ahs with one salam, but this is a less preferred opinion.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1556
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
837. Commentary: The relevance to the chapter will be established if the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is considered to have been performing supererogatory (nafl) prayers in the last two rak‘ahs, and this is the most plausible assumption. It is as if the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) performed four rak‘ahs with two taslims, while the rest performed two each.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 837
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1248. Commentary:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission. However, this form is established from the hadith of Sahih Muslim [843]. In any case, these are the various forms of the prayer of fear (salat al-khawf). The imam may adopt any form according to the circumstances. It is noteworthy that even in such a distressing situation, the observance and adherence to congregational prayer should be maintained.
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission. However, this form is established from the hadith of Sahih Muslim [843]. In any case, these are the various forms of the prayer of fear (salat al-khawf). The imam may adopt any form according to the circumstances. It is noteworthy that even in such a distressing situation, the observance and adherence to congregational prayer should be maintained.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1248
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1552. Commentary: This is another form of the prayer of fear (salat al-khawf), which is simple, but according to the Hanafi scholars, this form is not permissible because the subsequent two units (rak‘ahs) would be supererogatory (nafl) for the Imam, while they would be obligatory (fard) for the second group. And according to the Hanafi school, it is not permissible to perform an obligatory prayer behind someone performing a supererogatory prayer. Nevertheless, according to the Hanafis, even if this form is not correct, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did indeed lead the prayer in this manner, and the practice is upon his Sunnah. From this, it is also understood that if the Imam has to lead the prayer again, there is no harm; everyone’s prayer will be valid.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1552
