ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ الَّتِي ذَكَرْنَاهَا، كَانَ الْعَدُوُّ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فِيهَا

[Machine] He heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say, "We went on expeditions with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ against a people from Juhaynah and fought them fiercely. After we prayed the Dhuhr prayer, they said, 'If we attacked them now, we would defeat them.' Jabir said that Jibril informed the Prophet ﷺ about that, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned it to us. He said, The prayer between us and them is more beloved to them than the earlier prayer. When the time for prayer came, we formed two rows while the polytheists stood between us and the Qiblah (direction of prayer). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then made the Takbir and we made the Takbir with him. He then performed the Ruku (bowing) and we performed the Ruku with him. He then performed the Sujud (prostration) and the first row performed the Sujud with him. When he stood up from Sujud, the first row performed the Sujud, and the second row advanced and stood in the place of the first row while the first row sat back. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made the Takbir and we made the Takbir with him. He then performed the Ruku and we performed the Ruku with him. He then performed the Sujud and the first row performed the Sujud with him. He then sat down and the second row performed the Sujud. Then, they all gave Salam (peace).  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ «غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَوْمًا مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَقَاتَلُوا قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا فَلَمَّا صَلَّيْنَا الظُّهْرَ قَالُوا لَوْ مِلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً قَطَعْنَاهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَ جِبْرِيلُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ فَذَكَرَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ قَالُوا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ صَلَاةٌ هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْأُولَى فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ صَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا مَعَهُ فَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا مَعَهُ وَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الْأَوْلُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا قَامَ سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمُوا فَقَامُوا مَقَامَ الصَّفِّ الْأَوْلِ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْأَوْلُ فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا مَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا مَعَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الْأَوْلُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَسَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا جَمِيعًا فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

We fought In the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the tribe of Juhaina. They fought with us terribly. When we had finished the noon prayer, the polytheists said: Had we attacked them at once. we would have killed them. Gabriel informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about It (about their evil design). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a mention of it to us, adding that they (the polytheists) had also said: Shortly there would be time for the 'Asr prayer. which is dearer o them (the Muslims) than even their children. So when the time of the 'Asr prayer came. we formed ourselves into two rows, while the polytheists were between us and the Qibla. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah is Most Great, and we also said so. He bowed and we also bowed. He went down in prostration and the first row prostrated along with him. When they stood up, the second row went down in prostration. Then the first row went into the rear, and the second row came in the front and occupied the place of the first row. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: Allah is Most Great, and we also said so. He then bowed, and we also bowed. He then went down in prostration and along with him the row also (went down in prostration), and the second row remained standing. And when the second row had also prostrated and all of them sat down then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pronounced salutation to them. Abu Zubair said: Jabir made a mention specially of this thing: just as your chiefs observe prayer. (Using translation from Muslim 840b)   

غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَوْمًا مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَقَاتَلُوا قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا فَلَمَّا صَلَّيْنَا الظُّهْرَ قَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لَوْ مِلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً لَاقْتَطَعْنَاهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَ جَبْرَئِيلُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَقَالُوا إِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيهِمْ صَلَاةٌ هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْأَوْلَادِ يَعْنِي الْعَصْرَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ صَفَّنَا صَفَّينِ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الْأَوَّلِ فَلَمَّا قَامُوا سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْأَوَّلُ وَتَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي فَقَامُوا مَقَامَ الْأَوَّلِ فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الْأَوَّلُ وَقَامَ الثَّانِي فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا جَمِيعًا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ثُمَّ خَصَّ جَابِرٌ أَنْ قَالَ كَمَا يُصَلِّي أُمَرَاؤُكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ