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1249. It was reported from Ibn 'Abdullāh bin Unais, from his father who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent me to Khalid bin Sufyān Al-Hudhālī, and he was in the direction of 'Uranah and 'Arafāt. He (the Prophet ﷺ) had said: 'Go and kill him.' When I saw him, it was time for Asr, so I said (to myself): 'I fear that there will be (some problem) between me and him that will cause me to delay the prayer.' So I continued to walk and prayed while walking — I would motion (for the prayer) in his direction. When I came close to him, he said to me: 'Who are you?' I said: 'I am a man from the 'Arabs. I have heard that you are gathering (an army to fight) against this man (the Prophet ﷺ), so I have come to you regarding this.' He said: 'I am indeed doing this.' So I walked with him for some time, until, when I was able to, I struck him with my sword until he died." (Hasan)
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1. If, during a war, the situation becomes very critical and there is no way to perform group prayer in any of the afore-mentioned modes, Muslim warriors may say their prayers by sign and gesture.
2. One may dodge an enemy in times of war through dissimulation. It is not a form of lying.
