Detection and evaluation of narrations about the fear prayer

Prayer, one of the five pillars of Islam, is an act of worship that is emphasized in the Quran and Sunnah and is required to be performed on time even under the most difficult conditions. Even in the event of war, which is one of the most difficult conditions, the abandonment or postponement of prayer is not allowed. Nisâ 4/102. The verse was revealed. This prayer, called Salatu'l-havf (fear prayer), was performed by Hz. It is reported that it was performed many times by the Prophet (pbuh). Narrations on the subject occupy a wide place in hadith books and are even included in some sources under the title of special chapters. Scholars who examined the narrations have reached different conclusions about some issues regarding this prayer and how many ways to perform the fear prayer. In our study, the narrations on the subject were examined in terms of both narration and text, and the reasons for the different conclusions reached by scholars were emphasized. As a result, this prayer is Hz. It has been tried to determine how many different ways it was performed by the Prophet (pbuh), which narration was preferred by whom and why. The narrations coming from each companion were examined under an independent title, thus aiming to reveal the conflicts between the narrations more clearly. As a result of the study, Hz. It has been determined that the Prophet (pbuh) performed this prayer in four different ways at various times and conditions. In order for this difference in practice to be appropriate for the precaution, the enemy's situation, the direction of the qibla, etc. It was concluded that the following issues were taken into consideration.