Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 4

كتاب صلاة السفر

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey

52 hadith · 20 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب صَلاَةِ الْمُسَافِرِChapter: The Prayer Of The Traveler.2باب مَتَى يُقْصِرُ الْمُسَافِرُChapter: When Should The Traveler Shorten The Prayer?3باب الأَذَانِ فِي السَّفَرِChapter: The Adhan During Travel.4باب الْمُسَافِرِ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ يَشُكُّ فِي الْوَقْتِChapter: A Traveler Praying While He Is Unsure Of The Time.5باب الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَ الصَّلاَتَيْنِChapter: Combining Between Two Prayers.6باب قِصَرِ قِرَاءَةِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي السَّفَرِChapter: Shortening The Recitation During Travel.7باب التَّطَوُّعِ فِي السَّفَرِChapter: The Voluntary Prayers During Travel.8باب التَّطَوُّعِ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ وَالْوِتْرِChapter: Praying Voluntary Prayers And Witr While Riding A Mount.9باب الْفَرِيضَةِ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ مِنْ عُذْرٍChapter: Praying Obligatory Prayers On A Mount If There Is An Excuse.10باب مَتَى يُتِمُّ الْمُسَافِرُChapter: When Should The Traveler Stop Shortening The Prayer.11باب إِذَا أَقَامَ بِأَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ يَقْصُرُChapter: If He Encamps In Enemy Territory, He Shortens The Prayer.12باب صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِChapter: The Prayer Of Fear (Salat-il-Khawf).13باب مَنْ قَالَ يَقُومُ صَفٌّ مَعَ الإِمَامِ وَصَفٌّ وِجَاهَ الْعَدُوِّChapter: Whoever Said That One Row Should Stand With The Imam, And Another Ro Face The Enemy.14باب مَنْ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى رَكْعَةً وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا أَتَمُّوا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ سَلَّمُوا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا فَكَانُوا وِجَاهَ الْعَدُوِّ وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي السَّلاَمِChapter: Whoever Said He Prays One Rak’ah.15باب مَنْ قَالَ يُكَبِّرُونَ جَمِيعًا وَإِنْ كَانُوا مُسْتَدْبِرِي الْقِبْلَةِChapter: Whoever Said That They Say The Takbr Together.16باب مَنْ قَالَ يُصَلِّي بِكُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ فَيَقُومُ كُلُّ صَفٍّ فَيُصَلُّونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ رَكْعَةًChapter: 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.17باب مَنْ قَالَ يُصَلِّي بِكُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُChapter: Whoever Said That The Imam Should Lead Each Of The Two Groups In One Rak’ah Then Say The Taslim, Then Those That Are Behing Him Should Stand Up And Complete Another Rak’ah, Then The Other Group Should Take This Groups Place And Pray One Rak’ah.18باب مَنْ قَالَ يُصَلِّي بِكُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ رَكْعَةً وَلاَ يَقْضُونَChapter: Those Who Said That The Imam Should Lead Each Group For One Rak’ah And Then They Should Not Complete (The Second Rak’ah).19باب مَنْ قَالَ يُصَلِّي بِكُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِChapter: Those Who Said That Each Group Should Pray Two Rak’ahs With The Imam.20باب صَلاَةِ الطَّالِبِChapter: The Prayer Of One Who Is Seeking (The Enemy).

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 1198فُرِضَتِ الصَّلَاةُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْحَضَرِ وَالسَّفَرِ ، فَأُقِرَّتْ صَلَاةُ السَّفَرِ ، وَزِيدَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْحَضَرِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The prayer was prescribed as consisting of two rak'ahs both when one was resident and when travelling. The prayer while travelling was left according to the original prescription and the p5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1199صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوا صَدَقَتَهُNarrated Yala bin Umayyah: I remarked to Umar al-Khattab: Have you seen the shortening of the prayer by the people today while Allah has said: "If you fear that those who are infidels may afflict you", whereas those days11 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1200حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ يُحَدِّثُ ، فَذَكَرَهُ نَحْوَهُ . The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of transmitters by Abdullah bin Abi Ammar who narrated it in like manner. Abu Dawud said: This has been transmitted by Abu Asim and Hammad bi5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1201كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَمْيَالٍ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةِ فَرَاسِخَ ، شُعْبَةُ شَكَّ ، يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِNarrated Yahya bin Yazid al-Hannani: I asked Anas bin Malik about the shortening of the prayer (while travelling). He said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out on a journey of three miles or three farsakh (the narrato5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1202صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا ، وَالْعَصْرَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِNarrated Anas bin Malik: I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ four rak'ahs at the noon prayer at Madina and two rak'ahs at the afternoon prayer in Dhu al-Hulaifah.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1203يَعْجَبُ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ فِي رَأْسِ شَظِيَّةٍ بِجَبَلٍ ، يُؤَذِّنُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَيُصَلِّي ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي هَذَا يُؤَذِّنُ وَيُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ ، يَخَافُ مِنِّي قَNarrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah is pleased with a shepherd of goats who calls to prayer at the peak of a mountain, and offers prayer, Allah, the Exalted, says: Look at this servant of5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1204حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ الْمِسْحَاجِ بْنِ مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ حَدِّثْنَا مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : Narrated Mishaj bin Musa: I asked Anas bin Malik: Narrate to us what you heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say. He said: When we travelled along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we would say: Did the sun pass the meridian or 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1205كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا نَزَلَ مَنْزِلًا لَمْ يَرْتَحِلْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ الظُّهْرَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ : وَإِنْ كَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ؟ قَالَ : وَإِنْ كَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارNarrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ halted at a certain place (while on a journey), he would not leave that place till he offered the noon prayer. A man said to him: Even if in the middle of the day? H5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1206فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ، وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ ، فَأَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ يَوْمًا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ دNarrated Muadh bin Jabal: They (the Companions) proceeded on the expedition of Tabuk along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He combined the noon and afternoon prayers and the sunset and night prayers. One day he delayed th5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1207إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا عَجِلَ بِهِ أَمْرٌ فِي سَفَرٍ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ ، فَسَارَ حَتَّى غَابَ الشَّفَقُ ، فَنَزَلَ فَجَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَاNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Ibn Umar was informed about the death of Safiyyah (the wife of the Prophet) when he was at Makkah. He proceeded till the sun set and the stars shined. He said: When the Prophet ﷺ was in a hurr5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1208أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَحِلَ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ، وَإِنْ يَرْتَحِلْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَزِيغَ الشَّمْسُ أَخّNarrated Muadh ibn Jabal: On the expedition to Tabuk if the sun had passed the meridian before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ moved off, he combined the noon and the afternoon prayers; but if he moved off before the sun had pa7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1209مَا جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ قَطُّ فِي السَّفَرِ إِلَّا مَرَّةًNarrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never combined the sunset and night prayers while on a journey except once. Abu Dawud said: This has been narrated by Ayyub from Nafi from Ibn Umar as a statement of Ibn Umar. 5 narrators