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Hadith 1798
Hadith #
1798
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
3
Section
87
Part
The Book of Prayer
Chapter
Performing Salah (Prayer) in Battlefield
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhaynah from Zurarah and Fudayl and Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) in frightening conditions during pursuits and the skirmishes, has said, ‘Every one of them perform Salah (prayer) by making gestures to whatever direction they face, even if swords work neck and neck and the fight goes on in a hand-to- hand manner. ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), performed Salah (prayer) during the night of Siffin which is called Lilatu al-Harir. Their Salah (prayer) of al-Dhuhr, al-‘Asr, al-Maghrib and al-‘Isha’ were only Takbir (Allah is great beyond description), Tahlil, (no one deserves worship except Allah), Tasbih (Allah is free of all defects), Tahmid (all praise belongs to Allah) and supplications. It was their Salah (prayer) and they were not commanded to perform Salah (prayer) again.’”
2ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَفُضَيْلٍ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ
فِي صَلاَةِ الْخَوْفِ عِنْدَ الْمُطَارَدَةِ وَالْمُنَاوَشَةِ يُصَلِّي كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ بِالإِيمَاءِ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَجْهُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْمُسَايَفَةُ وَالْمُعَانَقَةُ وَتَلاَحُمُ الْقِتَالِ فَإِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) صَلَّى لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ وَهِيَ لَيْلَةُ الْهَرِيرِ لَمْ تَكُنْ صَلاَتُهُمُ الظُّهْرُ وَالْعَصْرُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ وَالْعِشَاءُ عِنْدَ وَقْتِ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ إِلاَّ التَّكْبِيرَ وَالتَّهْلِيلَ وَالتَّسْبِيحَ وَالتَّحْمِيدَ وَالدُّعَاءَ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ صَلاَتَهُمْ لَمْ يَأْمُرْهُمْ بِإِعَادَةِ الصَّلاَةِ.
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