Chapter on the Prayer of Fear

Sadd from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Hadid from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Najran, and al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from Hammad ibn Isa from Hariz ibn Abdillah from Zurarah. He said: Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him, said: “The one who fears thieves and wild beasts should perform the prayer of those in dangerous situations, by gesturing while on his mount.” I (Zurarah) asked: “What if the person in such a situation, is not in a state of ablution and is unable to dismount, what should he do?” Imam عليه السلام said: “He performs tayammum from the felt of his saddle or from his mount or from the mane of his mount, for there is dust in it, and he performs the prayer, and makes his prostration lower than his bowing. He does not turn toward the qibla, but rather wherever his mount turns except that he must face the qibla for the first takbirah when he begins the prayer.”