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198. Jābir narrated: "We went out with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ — meaning during the Expedition of
Dhat Ar-Riqā' — a person among us killed the wife of an idolater, so he (the idolater) swore that he would not rest until he had spilled some blood of the Companions of Muḥammad ﷺ. He followed the tracks of the Prophet ﷺ (tracking the caravan) until the Prophet ﷺ encamped at a certain location. He (the Prophet ﷺ) asked: 'Who will stand guard for us (for the night)?' A person from among the Muhājirīn and a person among the Anṣār both volunteered. The Prophet ﷺ told them: 'Stand (guard) at the entrance of the valley.' When the two men reached the entrance, the Muhājir laid down on his side, and the Anṣārī stood up in prayer. The man (i.e., the idolater) came and saw his figure (from afar), and realized that he was the lookout of the people. So he shot him with an arrow and hit him. He (the Anṣārī) pulled it out (and this happened) until he shot him with three arrows. The Anṣārī went into Rukū' (the bowing position) and Sujūd (the prostration position), until his companion (the Muhājir) noticed what had occurred. When the idolater realized that they had discovered him, he fled. The Muhājir, seeing the bleeding that had occurred to the Anṣārī, asked him: 'Subḥān Allāh! Why did you not inform me the first time he shot (the arrow)?' He replied: 'I was reading a Sūrah, and did not wish to interrupt (its recitation).'
(Hasan)
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Commentary
1. A bleeding wound does not invalidate Ṣalāt, nor Wuḍū'.
2. The Companions loved to spend their time in profitable pursuits, like the Anṣārī, who prayed and recited Qur'ān while on guard duty.
