سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب صلاة السفرPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey
باب صَلاَةِ الطَّالِبِChapter: The Prayer Of One Who Is Seeking (The Enemy).
Hadith 1249
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ ،عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الْهُذَلِيِّ وَكَانَ نَحْوَ عُرَنَةَ ، وَعَرَفَاتٍ ، فَقَالَ : " اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ " ، قَالَ : فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَحَضَرَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنِّي لأَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ مَا إِنْ أُؤَخِّرِ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَمْشِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي أُومِئُ إِيمَاءً نَحْوَهُ ، فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ ، قَالَ لِي : مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ : رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَجْمَعُ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَجِئْتُكَ فِي ذَاكَ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي لَفِي ذَاكَ ، فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ سَاعَةً حَتَّى إِذَا أَمْكَنَنِي عَلَوْتُهُ بِسَيْفِي حَتَّى بَرَدَ .
Narrated Abdullah bin Unais: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Khalid bin Sufyan al-Hudhail. This was towards 'Uranah and Arafat. He (the Prophet) said: Go and kill him. I saw him when the time of the afternoon prayer had come. I said: I am afraid if a fight takes place between me and him (Khalid bin Sufyan), that might delay the prayer. I proceeded walking towards him while I was praying by making a sign. When I reached near him, he said to me: Who are you ? I replied: A man from the Arabs; it came to me that you were gathering (any army) for this man (i. e. Prophet). Hence I came to you in connection with this matter. He said: I am (engaged) in this (work). I then walked along with him for a while ; when it became convenient for me, I dominated him with my sword until he became cold (dead).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1249. Commentary:
➊ Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has described its chain of narration as hasan in Fath al-Bari. See: [كتاب الخوف، باب صلاة الطالب والمطلوب راكبا وايماء]
And from this it is understood that during battle, if the situation becomes critical and none of the aforementioned methods of gathering for prayer are possible, the combatants may perform the prayer by gesturing (isharah).
➋ In war, it is permissible to employ stratagem and equivocation in front of the enemy; this does not fall under the category of lying.
➊ Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has described its chain of narration as hasan in Fath al-Bari. See: [كتاب الخوف، باب صلاة الطالب والمطلوب راكبا وايماء]
And from this it is understood that during battle, if the situation becomes critical and none of the aforementioned methods of gathering for prayer are possible, the combatants may perform the prayer by gesturing (isharah).
➋ In war, it is permissible to employ stratagem and equivocation in front of the enemy; this does not fall under the category of lying.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1249
