Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1424
عَنْ جَابِرٌ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ فِي الْخَوْف بِبَطن نخل فَصَلَّى بِطَائِفَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ. رَوَاهُ فِي «شرح السّنة»
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir reported that during the fear prayer at Batn Nakhl, the Prophet led one group in two units and gave the salutation. Then another group came, and he led them in two units and gave the salutation. It was transmitted in Sharh al-Sunna.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The location name Batn Nakhl is preserved as a proper noun; the inherited English witness notes more than one possible identification.
بِبَطن نخل
The place name has more than one proposed geographical identification.
Should Batn Nakhl remain transliterated, or should a specific location identification be added?