Al-Aswad bin Hilal narrates from Tha'labah bin Zahdam, who said: We were with Sa'id bin al-As in Tabaristan, and he asked: "Which of you prayed the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I did." So Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and formed a row of people behind him, and positioned a row facing the enemy. Then he led those behind him in one rak'ah. Then these went to the place of the others, and the others came, and he led them (too) in one rak'ah, and they did not make up (the rest of the prayer). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it in this way.

Ubaydullah bin Abdullah narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that "the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the fear prayer at Dhu Qarad, one rak'ah each, and they did not make up (the rest)." This is a supporting witness (shahid) for the previous hadith, and its chain is sahih (authentic).

Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the fear prayer at Dhu Qarad. He (peace and blessings be upon him) formed one row behind him and one row facing the enemy. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) led those with him in one rak'ah; then they went to the place of the others, and the others came to their place, and they prayed one rak'ah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them the salam." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with these words.

Musa bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim narrates from his father, from Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), that he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about praying (with) a bow (hung on him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray with the bow, and take off the quiver." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain if Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Taymi heard it from Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), and the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Shurahbil bin Sa'd narrates from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said about the fear prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood, and one group stood behind him (peace and blessings be upon him), and another group was sitting behind the group that was behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), all of them with their faces toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir, and both groups said the takbir. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed, and the group behind him (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed while the others remained sitting. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, and they also prostrated while the others remained sitting. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, and they (the first group) stood up, and they moved back and sat in the place of their companions. The other group came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in one rak'ah and two prostrations and then gave the salam, while the others remained sitting. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had given the salam, both groups stood up and performed for themselves one rak'ah and two prostrations, one rak'ah and two prostrations." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, although they used all its narrators as evidence except Shurahbil; and Shurahbil is a Madinan Tabi'i who is not accused of anything.

Urwah narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the fear prayer. He (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the people into two parts: one group formed a row behind him (peace and blessings be upon him), and one group stood facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir, and the group that had formed a row behind him (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed and they bowed; then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated and they prostrated; then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and they raised their heads. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained sitting, and they performed the second prostration for themselves. Then they stood up, then walked backwards on their heels until they stood behind them. The other group came and formed a row behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); they said the takbir and then bowed for themselves. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made his second prostration, and they prostrated with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for his (second) rak'ah, and they performed the second prostration for themselves. Then both groups stood and formed rows behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in one rak'ah; they all bowed together, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated and they all prostrated together, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and they raised their heads with him (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did all of this very quickly and spared no effort to shorten it as much as he could. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the salam and they gave the salam. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, and the people had shared with him (peace and blessings be upon him) in his entire prayer." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, and it is the most complete and most satisfying hadith about the fear prayer.

Ash'ath bin Abd al-Malik al-Humrani narrates from al-Hasan, who narrates from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in a state of fear, led the people in the Maghrib prayer, three rak'ahs; then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away, and the others came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led them (too) in three rak'ahs." I heard Abu Ali al-Hafiz say: "This hadith is gharib (singular); Ash'ath al-Humrani wrote it only with this chain." Imam al-Hakim said: "And it is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim)."

Mujahid narrates from Abu Ayyash al-Zuraqi (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at Usfan, and the polytheists were led by Khalid bin al-Walid. We prayed the Zuhr prayer, and the polytheists said: "We have let an opportunity slip, we have let a moment of their heedlessness slip; if only we had attacked them while they were in prayer!" So the verse of shortening (the prayer in fear) was revealed between Zuhr and Asr. When the time of Asr came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood facing the Qiblah with the polytheists in front of him. A row formed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and another row formed behind that row. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed, and they all bowed. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, and the row that had bowed with him (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, while the others stood guarding them. When these had performed the two prostrations and stood up, those behind them prostrated. Then the row next to him moved back to the place of the others, and the rear row came forward to the place of the first row. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed, and they all bowed. Then the row next to him (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, while the others stood guarding them. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the row next to him (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, the others prostrated. Then they all sat, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the salam to all of them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed it this way at Usfan and also prayed it on the day of Banu Sulaym. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu al-Aswad that he heard Urwah bin al-Zubayr narrating from Marwan bin al-Hakam that he asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Have you prayed the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes." Marwan asked: "When?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "In the year of the expedition of Najd. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for the prayer, that is, the Asr prayer. One group stood with him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the other group stood facing the enemy with their backs toward the Qiblah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir, and they all said the takbir, both those who were with him (peace and blessings be upon him) and those who were facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed once, and the group behind him (peace and blessings be upon him) also bowed. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, and the group next to him (peace and blessings be upon him) also prostrated, while the others remained standing facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, and the group with him (peace and blessings be upon him) also stood up, and they went toward the enemy and faced them. The group that had been facing the enemy came and bowed and prostrated, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained standing as he was. Then they stood up, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made the bowing of another rak'ah and they bowed with him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated and they prostrated with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the group that had been facing the enemy came and bowed and prostrated, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and those with him (peace and blessings be upon him) remained sitting. Then came the salam: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the salam and they all gave the salam. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had two rak'ahs, and each man of the two groups had one rak'ah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. [Here begins the Book of Funerals]