Prayer during sword fighting

Sa'id bin Jubayr and Abu al-Bakhtari said: When swords are clashing, people are striking one another, and the time of prayer comes, then say: 'Subhan Allah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar' (Glory be to Allah, all praise is for Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest). That is your prayer; then do not repeat it.

Mujahid and al-Hakam said: When horsemen are charging into one another and swords are drawn, it suffices a man, at the time of prayer, to say takbir. Even if he says only a single takbir, facing in any direction, it suffices him.

Ibrahim said concerning the saying of Allah, the Exalted: "If you fear (an enemy), then (pray) on foot or riding" [Al-Baqarah: 239]: When the time of prayer comes during battle, pray by gestures, facing whichever direction you wish, and make your prostration lower than your bowing.

Jabir bin Ghurab, who was the chief of al-Namir, said: We were fighting in an army with Harim bin Hayyan when Harim said: Let every man make a prostration under his shield.

Al-Hasan was asked: If the time of prayer comes during fighting, how should one pray? He said: He should pray one rak'ah and make two prostrations, facing whichever way he is facing.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about prayer during fighting, and they said: Pray one rak'ah by gestures, facing whichever way you are facing.

Ibrahim said: When swords are clashing, pray one rak'ah by gestures, facing whichever way you are facing.

Mujahid said: When one is unable to pray more during fighting, a single takbir suffices.

Ibn Sirin used to say: When swords are clashing, one should pray by gestures, facing whichever way one is facing.

Al-Dahhak said: At the time of fighting there are two takbirs.

Al-Hasan said: The prayer at the time of fighting is one rak'ah.

Raja' bin Haywah said: Thabit bin al-Simt, or al-Simt bin Thabit, was on a march in a state of fear when the time of prayer came, and the people prayed while riding. Al-Ashtar dismounted, so he (Thabit) said: What is the matter with him? They said: He dismounted and prayed. He said: What is the matter with him? He has gone against (the others); may he be gone against!