أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَازِلًا بَيْنَ ضَجْنَانَ وَعُسْفَانَ مُحَاصِرَ الْمُشْرِکِينَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِکُونَ إِنَّ لِهَؤُلَائِ صَلَاةً هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَائِهِمْ وَأَبْکَارِهِمْ أَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَکُمْ ثُمَّ مِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً فَجَائَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ أَصْحَابَهُ نِصْفَيْنِ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُقْبِلُونَ عَلَی عَدُوِّهِمْ قَدْ أَخَذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ رَکْعَةً ثُمَّ يَتَأَخَّرَ هَؤُلَائِ وَيَتَقَدَّمَ أُولَئِکَ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ رَکْعَةً تَکُونُ لَهُمْ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَکْعَةً رَکْعَةً وَلِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَکْعَتَانِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1549
Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was camping between Dajnan and ‘Usfan, besieging the idolators. The idolators said: ‘These people have a prayer that is dearer to them than their sons and daughters. Plan it, then strike them with a single hea blow.’ Jibril, peace be upon him, came and told the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم to divide his Companions into two groups, then lead one group in prayer while the others faced the enemy, on guard and with weapons at the ready. So he led them in praying one Rak’ah, then they moved back and the others moved forward, and he led them in praying one Rak’ah, so that each one of them had prayed one Rak’ah with the Prophetand the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم had prayed two Rak’ahs.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020