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ahmad:10765ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Saʿīd b. ʿUbayd al-Hunāʾī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīqḥaddathanā Abū Hurayrah

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ halted between Dajnan and 'Usfan, and the idolaters aid: "These people have a prayer which is more loved to them than their fathers and their children." That is, 'Asr. They gathered their forces and advanced altogether. And Jibra'il came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him to divide his Companions into two lines and lead them in prayer, and another group stood behind them on guard with their weapons. Then the other group came and prayed one Rak'ah with him. Then these people stood guard with their weapons, so each of them performed one Rak'ah while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed two Rak'ahs. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3035)   

أحمد:١٠٧٦٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ بَيْنَ ضَجَنَانِ وَعُسْفَانَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ لِهَؤُلَاءِ صَلَاةً هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَبْكَارِهِمْ وَهِيَ الْعَصْرُ فَأَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ فَمِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً وَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ أَصْحَابَهُ شَطْرَيْنِ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِبَعْضِهِمْ وَتَقُومَ الطَّائِفَةُ الْأُخْرَى وَرَاءَهُمْ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي الْأُخْرَى فَيُصَلُّونَ مَعَهُ وَيَأْخُذُ هَؤُلَاءِ حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ لِتَكُونَ لَهُمْ رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَانِ  


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nasai:1544al-ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Saʿīd b. ʿUbayd al-Hunāʾī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was camping between Dajnan and 'Usfan, besieging the idolaters. The idolaters said: 'These people have a prayer that is dearer to them than their sons and daughters. Plan it, then strike them with a single heavy blow.' Jibril, peace be upon him, came and told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 on rak'ah, so that each one of them had prayed one rak'ah with the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ had prayed two rak'ahs."  

النسائي:١٥٤٤أَخْبَرَنَا 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

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَازِلاً بَيْنَ ضَجْنَانَ وَعُسْفَانَ مُحَاصِرَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ لِهَؤُلاَءِ صَلاَةً هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَائِهِمْ وَأَبْكَارِهِمْ أَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ مِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً فَجَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ أَصْحَابَهُ نِصْفَيْنِ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمْ قَدْ أَخَذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ يَتَأَخَّرَ هَؤُلاَءِ وَيَتَقَدَّمَ أُولَئِكَ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً تَكُونُ لَهُمْ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةً وَلِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَتَانِ  

tirmidhi:3035Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Saʿīd b. ʿUbayd al-Hunāʾī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq > Abū Hurayrah

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ halted between Dajnan and 'Usfan, and the idolaters aid: "These people have a prayer which is more loved to them than their fathers and their children." That is, 'Asr. They gathered their forces and advanced altogether. And Jibra'il came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him to divide his Companions into two lines and lead them in prayer, and another group stood behind them on guard with their weapons. Then the other group came and prayed one Rak'ah with him. Then these people stood guard with their weapons, so each of them performed one Rak'ah while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed two Rak'ahs.  

الترمذي:٣٠٣٥حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ بَيْنَ ضَجْنَانَ وَعُسْفَانَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ لِهَؤُلاَءِ صَلاَةً هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَبْنَائِهِمْ وَهِيَ الْعَصْرُ فَأَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ فَمِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً وَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ أَصْحَابَهُ شَطْرَيْنِ فَيُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ وَتَقُومَ طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى وَرَاءَهُمْ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الآخَرُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ هَؤُلاَءِ حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَتَكُونُ لَهُمْ رَكْعَةٌ رَكْعَةٌ وَلِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَانِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَأَبِي عَيَّاشٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَحُذَيْفَةَ وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ وَأَبُو عَيَّاشٍ الزُّرَقِيُّ اسْمُهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ صَامِتٍ

ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ أَخَذِ الْقَوْمِ السِّلَاحَ عِنْدَ صَلَاتِهِمُ الْخَوْفَ الَّتِي ذَكَرْنَاهَا

ibnhibban:2872Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Abū Khaythamah > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Saʿīd b. ʿUbayd al-Hunāʾī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq al-ʿUqaylī > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was camping between Dajnan and 'Usfan, besieging the idolaters. The idolaters said: 'These people have a prayer that is dearer to them than their sons and daughters. Plan it, then strike them with a single heavy blow.' Jibril, peace be upon him, came and told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 on rak'ah, so that each one of them had prayed one rak'ah with the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ had prayed two rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1544)   

ابن حبّان:٢٨٧٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ بَيْنَ ضُجْنَانَ وَعُسْفَانَ فَحَاصَرَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ لِهَؤُلَاءِ صَلَاةً هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَائِهِمْ وَأَبْكَارِهِمْ يَعْنُونَ الْعَصْرَ فَأَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ مِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ فَجَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ أَصْحَابَهُ شَطْرَيْنِ وَيُصَلِّيَ بِالطَّائِفَةِ الْأُولَى رَكْعَةً وَيَأْخُذُ الطَّائِفَةُ الْأُخْرَى حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَإِذَا صَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً تَأَخَّرُوا وَتَقَدَّمَ الْآخَرُونَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً وَأَخَذَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآخَرُونَ حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَكَانَتْ لِكُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَةٌ رَكْعَةٌ «  

nasai-kubra:1945al-ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Saʿīd b. ʿUbayd al-Hunāʾī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was camping between Dajnan and 'Usfan, besieging the idolaters. The idolaters said: 'These people have a prayer that is dearer to them than their sons and daughters. Plan it, then strike them with a single heavy blow.' Jibril, peace be upon him, came and told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 on rak'ah, so that each one of them had prayed one rak'ah with the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ had prayed two rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1544)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٩٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَازِلًا بَيْنَ ضَجْنَانَ وَعُسْفَانَ يُحَاذِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ لِهَؤُلَاءِ صَلَاةً هِيَ أَهَمُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنِ أَبْنَائِهِمْ وَأَبْكَارِهِمِ أَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ مِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً فَجَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُقَسِّمَ أَصْحَابَهُ نِصْفَيْنِ يُصَلِّي بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمْ قَدْ أَخَذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ يَتَأَخَّرُ هَؤُلَاءِ وَيَتَقَدَّمُ أُولَئِكَ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمْ رَكْعَةً تَكُونُ لَهُمْ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَةٌ رَكْعَةٌ وَلِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَتَانِ