Narrated Salih bin Khawwat: On the authority of a person who offered the prayer in time of danger along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم at the battle of Dhat al-Riqa. One section of people stood in the row of prayer along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and the other section remained standing in front of the enemy. He led those who were with him in one rak'ah and remained standing (in his place) and they completed (the second rak'ah) by themselves. Then they turned away and arrayed before the enemy. Thereafter the other section came and he led them in the rak'ah which remained from his prayer. He then remained sitting (in his place) and they completed their one rak'ah by themselves. He then uttered the salutation along with them. Malik said: I like the tradition reported by Yazid bin Ruman (i. e. the present tradition) more than (other versions) I heard.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: We went out with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم to Najd. When we reached Dhat ar-Riqa at Nakhl (or in a valley with palm trees) he met a group of the tribe of Ghatafan. The narrator then reported the tradition to the same effect, but his version is other than that of Haywah. He added to the words when he bowed along with those who were with him and prostrated the words when they stood up, they retraced their footsteps to the rows of their companions . He did not mention the words their back was towards the qiblah .
Read More..Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators. She said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم uttered the takbir and the section that was in the same row with him also uttered the takbir. He then bowed and they also bowed, and he prostrated and they also prostrated. Then he raised his head and they also raised (their heads). The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم then remained seated. They prostrated alone and stood up and retraced their footsteps and stood behind them. Then the other section came; they stood up and uttered the takbir and bowed by themselves. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم prostrated himself and they also prostrated with him. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم stood up and they performed the second prostration by themselves. Then both the sections stood up and prayed with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. He bowed and they also bowed, and then he prostrated himself and they also prostrated themselves. Then he returned and performed the second prostration and they also prostrated with him as quickly as possible, showing no slackness in quick prostration. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم then uttered the salutation. After that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم stood up. Thus everyone participated in the entire prayer.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم led one section in one rak'ah of prayer and the other section was facing the enemy. Then they turned away and took the position of the other section. They (the other section) came and he (the Prophet) led them in the second rak'ah. He then uttered the salutation. Thereafter they stood up and completed the remaining rak'ah, they went away and the other section completed their remaining rak'ah. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Nafi and Khalid bin Madan from Ibn Umar in like manner from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. This has also been transmitted similarly by Masruq ad Yusuf bin Mihran on the authority of Ibn Abbas. This has been narrated by Yunus from al-Hasan from Abu Musa something similarly, saying that Abu Musa has done so.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم led us in prayer in the time of danger. They (the people) stood in two rows. One row was behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and the other faced the enemy. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم led them in one rak'ah, and then the other section came and took their place; they went and faced the enemy. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم led them in one rak'ah and uttered the salutation. They stood up and prayed the second rak'ah by themselves and uttered the salutation and went away; they took the place of the other section facing the enemy. They came back and took their place. They prayed one rak'ah by themselves and then uttered the salutation.
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