أَخْبَرَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَزْدِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا
مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي
أَبِي ، عَنْ
قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ
سُلَيْمَانَ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ
جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ إِقْصَارِ الصَّلاةِ فِي الْخَوْفِ ، أَيْنَ أُنْزِلَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ ؟ فَقَالَ : خَرَجْنَا نَتَلَقَّى عِيرًا لِقُرَيْشٍ أَتَتْ مِنَ الشَّامِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِنَخْلٍ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَسَيْفُهُ مَوْضُوعٌ ، فَقَالَ : أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدٌ ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : أَمَا تَخَافُنِي ؟ قَالَ : " لا " ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي ؟ قَالَ : " اللَّهُ يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْكَ " ، قَالَ : فَسَلَّ سَيْفَهُ ، وَتَهَدَّدَهُ الْقَوْمُ وَأَوْعَدُوهُ ، فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، النَّاسَ بِالرَّحِيلِ وَبِأَخْذِ السِّلاحِ ، ثُمَّ نَادَى بِالصَّلاةِ ، فَصَلَّتْ طَائِفَةٌ خَلْفَهُ ، وَطَائِفَةٌ تَحْرُسُ مُقْبِلِينَ عَلَى الْعَدُوِّ ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالطَّائِفَةِ الَّتِي مَعَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَأَقْبَلَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الأُخْرَى ، فَقَامَتْ فِي مَصَافِّ الَّذِينَ صَلَّوْا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَحَرَسَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّذِينَ صَلَّوْا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُمْ مُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى الْعَدُوِّ ، فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَصَارَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعًا وَلأَصْحَابِهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ .
It is narrated about Sulaiman Yashkari that he inquired from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding performing a shortened prayer in a state of fear: Where was its ruling revealed and in what situation did this occur? He replied: We set out pursuing a caravan of the Quraysh that was heading to Syria. When we reached the place of Nakhl, a man came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He had a sword with him. He asked: Are you Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Yes. He asked: Do you not fear me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: No. He asked: Who will protect you from me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Allah Almighty will protect me from you. The narrator says: That man drew his sword, and the people scolded and rebuked him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the people to depart from there and to take up arms. Then the call to prayer was given. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the group behind him in prayer, and another group faced the enemy and guarded. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the group with him in two rak‘ahs, then the other group came and stood in the place where those who had prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had stood, and they turned to face the enemy and began to guard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also led these people in two rak‘ahs, so in this way the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed four rak‘ahs, and his companions performed two rak‘ahs.