Hadith 1240

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ ، وَابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ : هَلْ صَلَّيْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ ؟ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ مَرْوَانُ : مَتَى ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : عَامَ غَزْوَةِ نَجْدٍ ، " قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ فَقَامَتْ مَعَهُ طَائِفَةٌ وَطَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى مُقَابِلَ الْعَدُوِّ وَظُهُورُهُمْ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ ، فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَبَّرُوا جَمِيعًا الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَالَّذِينَ مُقَابِلِي الْعَدُوِّ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَرَكَعَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَسَجَدَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي تَلِيهِ وَالْآخَرُونَ قِيَامٌ مُقَابِلِي الْعَدُوِّ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَامَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي مَعَهُ فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَقَابَلُوهُمْ وَأَقْبَلَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ مُقَابِلِي الْعَدُوِّ ، فَرَكَعُوا وَسَجَدُوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمٌ كَمَا هُوَ ، ثُمَّ قَامُوا فَرَكَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَةً أُخْرَى وَرَكَعُوا مَعَهُ ، وَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدُوا مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ مُقَابِلِي الْعَدُوِّ فَرَكَعُوا وَسَجَدُوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَاعِدٌ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ كَانَ السَّلَامُ ، فَسَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمُوا جَمِيعًا ، فَكَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَانِ ، وَلِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ رَكْعَةٌ رَكْعَةٌ " .
Urwah ibn az-Zubayr reported that Marwan ibn al-Hakam asked Abu Hurairah: Did you pray in time of danger with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Abu Hurairah replied: Yes. Marwan then asked: When? Abu Hurairah said: On the occasion of the Battle of Najd. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to offer the afternoon prayer. One section stood with him (to pray) and the other was standing before the enemy, and their backs were towards the qiblah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the takbir and all of them too uttered the takbir, i. e. those who were with him and those who were facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered one rak'ah and the section that was with him also prayed one rak'ah. He then prostrated himself and those who were with him also prostrated, while the other section was standing before the enemy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then stood up and the section with him also stood up. They went and faced the enemy and the section that was previously facing the enemy stepped forward. They bowed and prostrated while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing in the same position. Then they stood up and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed another rak'ah and all of them bowed and prostrated along with him. After that the section that was standing before the enemy came forward and they bowed and prostrated, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained seated and also those who were with him. The salutation then followed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the salutation and all of them uttered it together. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two rak'ahs and each of the two sections prayed one rak'ah with him (and the other by themselves).
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب صلاة السفر / 1240
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن, أخرجه النسائي (1544 وسنده حسن) وصححه ابن خزيمة (1361، 1362 وسندھما حسن)
Hadith Takhrij « سنن النسائی/الخوف 18(1544)، (تحفة الأشراف: 14606)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (2/320) (صحیح) »
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Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:

1:
This is a reference to the verse: ﴿And when you (O Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand (in prayer) with you and let them take their arms﴾ (an-Nisa: 102).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3035
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1544. Commentary:

➊ This is another form of the prayer of fear (salat al-khawf). This will be practicable when the fear is not intense, because at the beginning of the prayer everyone was together, and at the end of the prayer everyone was together as well. In fact, at the end, there was no one left facing the enemy; all were behind you. One group was completing the remaining units (rak‘at) of their prayer, and the others were simply sitting behind you. All gave the salutation (salam) at the same time.

➋ Najd refers to a highland region, and it existed in several areas, for example: Najd of Hijaz, Najd of Iraq, and Najd of Yemen. In the above hadith, Najd refers to Najd of Hijaz. And in the hadith containing the supplication (against Najd), it refers to Najd of Iraq. This is known from contextual clues and other ahadith.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1544
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1545. Commentary: The apparent meaning of the words is that both groups sufficed with only one rak‘ah each. However, there is also the possibility that they performed the second rak‘ah on their own, because the words of the hadith, “with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,” indicate this. The commentator of Sunan al-Nasa’i, Shaykh al-‘Atyubi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, in his commentary Dhakheerat al-‘Uqba, has considered the first opinion to be stronger. And Allah knows best. See: (Dhakheerat al-‘Uqba, Sharh Sunan al-Nasa’i: 17/134)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1545