أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ قَالَ کُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعُسْفَانَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ وَعَلَی الْمُشْرِکِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِکُونَ لَقَدْ أَصَبْنَا مِنْهُمْ غِرَّةً وَلَقَدْ أَصَبْنَا مِنْهُمْ غَفْلَةً فَنَزَلَتْ يَعْنِي صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فَصَلَّی بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ فَفَرَّقَنَا فِرْقَتَيْنِ فِرْقَةً تُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِرْقَةً يَحْرُسُونَهُ فَکَبَّرَ بِالَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ وَالَّذِينَ يَحْرُسُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ رَکَعَ فَرَکَعَ هَؤُلَائِ وَأُولَئِکَ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ وَتَأَخَّرَ هَؤُلَائِ وَالَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ وَتَقَدَّمَ الْآخَرُونَ فَسَجَدُوا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَکَعَ بِهِمْ جَمِيعًا الثَّانِيَةَ بِالَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ وَبِالَّذِينَ يَحْرُسُونَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ بِالَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُ ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرُوا فَقَامُوا فِي مَصَافِّ أَصْحَابِهِمْ وَتَقَدَّمَ الْآخَرُونَ فَسَجَدُوا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَکَانَتْ لِکُلِّهِمْ رَکْعَتَانِ رَکْعَتَانِ مَعَ إِمَامِهِمْ وَصَلَّی مَرَّةً بِأَرْضِ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1555
It was narrated that Abu ‘Ayyash Al-Zuraqi said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم in ‘Usfan and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم led us in praying uhr. The idolators were led that day by Khalid bin Al-Walid, and the idolators said: ‘We have caught them unawares.’ Then the fear prayer was revealed between Zuhr and ‘Asr. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم led us in praying ‘Asr and divided us into two groups, a group that prayed with the Prophet and a group that guarded him. He said Takbir with those who were closest to him and those who were guarding them, then he bowed and both groups bowed with him. Then those who were closest to him prostrated. Then they moved back and the others moved forward and prostrated. Then he stood and led them all in bowing, those who were closest to him and those who were guarding him. Then he led those who were closest to him in prostrating, then they moved back and took the place of their companions and the others came forward and prostrated. Then he said the Tasll,n so each group had prayed two Rak’ahs with their Irnam. And he offered the fear prayer once in the land of Banu Sulaym.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020