From him, from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn Uthman from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Abdillah who said: I asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام: “About the saying of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic: “But if you fear, then (pray) on foot or riding” (Surah Al Baqarah 2:239). How do we pray? And what do you say if one fears a wild beast or a thief, how should he pray?” Imam عليه السلام said: “He says the takbir and gestures with his head.”