Get the app

Sahih Muslim 840a

I observed prayer in danger with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). We drew ourselves up in two rows, one row behind him with the enemy between us and the Qibla.

Jabirnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
6names in the chain
Read Muslim 840a in the appOffline, in the WhatSurah app. Free.Get the app

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ فَصَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ صَفٌّ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْعَدُوُّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَبَّرْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نَحْرِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ السُّجُودَ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ وَقَامُوا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ الَّذِي كَانَ مُؤَخَّرًا فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نُحُورِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ السُّجُودَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدُوا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا جَمِيعًا. قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ

I observed prayer in danger with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). We drew ourselves up in two rows, one row behind him with the enemy between us and the Qibla.

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Allah is Most Great, and we all said it. He then bowed and we all bowed. He then raised his head from bowing, we all raised (our heads). He then went down in prostration along with the row close to him, and the rear row faced the enemy; then when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) completed the prostration,; and then stood up, the row near to him also did it; then went down the rear row in prostration; then they stood up; then the rear row went to the front and the front row went to the rear.

Then the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) (may peace he upon him) bowed down and we all bowed. He then raised his head from bowing and we also raised (our heads). He and the row close to him which I had been in the rear then went down in prostration In the first rakah, whereas the rear row faced the enemy. And when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and the rear row close to him had finished the prostration, the rear row went down and prostrated themselves; then the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) pronounced the salutation and we also pronounced the salutation. (Jabir said we hadith) as your guards behave with their chiefs.

মুহাম্মাদ ইবনু হাতিম (রহঃ) ..... খালিদ আল হাযযা হতে উল্লেখিত সূত্রে বর্ণিত হয়েছে যে, যখন লোকসংখ্যা বেড়ে গেল, সাহাবাগণ সালাতের সময় জানানোর একটি উপায় খুঁজে বের করার জন্যে পরস্পর আলোচনা করলেন ..... অতঃপর সাকাকী-এর হাদীসের অবিকল বর্ণনা করেন। এ বর্ণনায় أَنْ يُنَوِّرُوا نَارًا শব্দের পরিবর্তেأَنْ يُورُوا نَارًا শব্দের উল্লেখ করা হয়েছে। (অর্থাৎ "আগুন জ্বালানো হোক" উভয় শব্দের অর্থ একই)।

۔ وہیب نے کہا : ہمیں خالد حذاء نے اسی سند کے ساتھ حدیث بیان کی کہ جب لوگ زیادہ ہو گئے تو انہوں نے گفتگو کی کہ وہ علامت مقرر کریں .... آگے ( عبد الوہاب ) ثقفی کی حدیث کے مانند ہے ، فرق صرف اس قدر ہے کہ اس ( وہیب ) نے ( ينوروا نارا ’’آگ روشن کریں ‘ ‘ کی جگہ ) يوروا نارا ’’آگ جلائیں ‘ ‘ کہا ۔

Bana Muhammed b. Hatim de rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Behz rivayet etti (Dediki): Bize Vuheyb rivayet etti (Dediki): Bize Hâlid el-Hazzâ bu isnadla rivayet etti. Hâlid; Müslümanlar çoğalınca namaz vaktini bildirmeyi konuştular...» diyerek Sekafi hadîsi gibi rivayet etmiş; yalnız burada; «Ateş yakmayı» tabirini kullanmış

Sahih Muslim 840a, Book 6, The Book of Prayer - Travellers, Hadith 373. 1 min read

What it means

This Hadīth describes a form of the prayer of fear, i.e. when the enemy is in the direction of the Qiblah. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) divided the army into two groups: one in the front row and another in the back row. Then he lead them in the prayer, starting with Takbīr, then all recited, bowed, and rose from bowing.

Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and the row behind him, prostrated. Rising for the second Rak‘ah, the back row which was guarding them from the enemy, prostrated. When they rose, the front row went back and the back row stepped forward, so that both rows were even in what they had performed, and the first row did not stand in its place for the entire prayer.

What was done in the first Rak‘ah was repeated in the second Rak‘ah. All made Tashahhud and ended the prayer following the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). This way of performing the prayer of fear was suitable for the state of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions at that time.

They were able to see their enemy, who was in the direction of Qiblah, while standing and bowing in prayer. Also, in this position, they were safe from a rear attack.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn NumayrTold us, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn NumayrTold us, Third generation, died 199 AH
  4. 4Abd al-Malik ibn Abi SulaymanTold us, Successor, died 145 AH
  5. 5Ata ibn Abi RabahFrom, Successor, died 112 AH
  6. 6Jabir ibn AbdullahFrom, Companion, died 68 AH

Read this in the app

Sahih Muslim 840a and the rest of the library, offline, with Bengali, Urdu, Indonesian or Turkish under the English.

Get the app

The Hadith and the Qur'an.
On your phone, offline.

Seventeen collections, the whole Qur'an and Identify, free in the app.