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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهاد
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي لُزُومِ السَّاقَةِ
Chapter: Staying In The Rear Guard.
Sunan Abu Dawud 2639 — Staying In The Rear Guard
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ شَوْكَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَهُمْ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَخَلَّفُ فِي الْمَسِيرِ ، فَيُزْجِي الضَّعِيفَ وَيُرْدِفُ وَيَدْعُو لَهُمْ .
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to keep to the rear when travelling and urge on the weak. He would take someone up behind him and make supplication for them all.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The last and rear group of the army, in which generally weak, ill, and wounded (injured) people are present, is called the "saqah" (rear guard).
The last and rear group of the army, in which generally weak, ill, and wounded (injured) people are present, is called the "saqah" (rear guard).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2639
