Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 12

كِتَاب صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ

The Book of Salat-Ul-Khauf (Fear Prayer).

6 hadith · 6 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ:(1) Chapter. The Salat-ul-Khauf (fear prayer).22- بَابُ صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ رِجَالاً وَرُكْبَانًا:(2) Chapter. The Salat-ul-Khauf (fear prayers) (can be offered) while standing or riding.33- بَابُ يَحْرُسُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فِي صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ:(3) Chapter. To guard one another during the Salat-ul-Khauf (fear prayer).44- بَابُ الصَّلاَةِ عِنْدَ مُنَاهَضَةِ الْحُصُونِ وَلِقَاءِ الْعَدُوِّ:(4) Chapter. Salat at the time of besieging a fort and at the time of meeting the enemy.55- بَابُ صَلاَةِ الطَّالِبِ وَالْمَطْلُوبِ رَاكِبًا وَإِيمَاءً:(5) Chapter. The chaser and the chased can offer SaIat (prayer) while riding, and by signs.66- بَابُ التَّبْكِيرِ وَالْغَلَسِ بِالصُّبْحِ وَالصَّلاَةِ عِنْدَ الإِغَارَةِ وَالْحَرْبِ:(6) Chapter. Takbir (Allah is the Most Great) and offering the Fajr prayer early when it is still dark and offering As-Salat (the prayers) while attacking the enemy and in battles.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 942غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ فَوَازَيْنَا الْعَدُوَّ فَصَافَفْنَا لَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي لَنَا فَقَامَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مَعI asked Az-Zuhri, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) ever offer the Fear Prayer?" Az-Zuhri said, "I was told by Salim that `Abdullah bin `Umar I had said, 'I took part in a holy battle with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I in Najd. We faced th5 narratorsBukhari · 943وَإِنْ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَرُكْبَانًاIbn `Umar said something similar to Mujahid's saying Whenever (Muslims and non-Muslims) stand face to face in battle, the Muslims can pray while standing. Ibn `Umar added, "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'If the number of the ene6 narratorsBukhari · 944قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَكَبَّرَ وَكَبَّرُوا مَعَهُ ، وَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعَ نَاسٌ مِنْهُمْ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدُوا مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ لِلثَّانِيَةِ فَقَامَ الَّذِينَ سَOnce the Prophet (p.b.u.h) led the fear prayer and the people stood behind him. He said Takbir (Allahu-Akbar) and the people said the same. He bowed and some of them bowed. Then he prostrated and they also prostrated. Th6 narratorsBukhari · 945وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ مَا صَلَّيْتُهَا بَعْدُ ، قَالَ : فَنَزَلَ إِلَى بُطْحَانَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ بَعْدَ مَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ بَعْدَهَاWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) returned from the battle of Al-Ahzab (The confederates), he said to us, "None should offer the 'Asr prayer but at Bani Quraiza." The 'Asr prayer became due for some of them on the way. Some of them d6 narratorsBukhari · 946لَا يُصَلِّيَنَّ أَحَدٌ الْعَصْرَ إِلَّا فِي بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) returned from the battle of Al-Ahzab (The confederates), he said to us, "None should offer the 'Asr prayer but at Bani Quraiza." The 'Asr prayer became due for some of them on the way. Some of them d4 narratorsBukhari · 947أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ بِغَلَسٍ ، ثُمَّ رَكِبَ فَقَالَ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ ، إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ ، فَخAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) offered the Fajr prayer when it was still dark, then he rode and said, 'Allah Akbar! Khaibar is ruined. When we approach near to a nation, the most unfortunate is the morning of those who 8 narrators·parallel chain