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(21). 3035. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ halted between Dajnān and 'Usfān, and the idolaters said: "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 Jibrā'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 Allāh ﷺ performed two Rak'ahs.[1] (Sahīh)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahīh Gharīb as a narration of 'Abdullāh bin Shaqīq from Abū Hurairah.
There is something on this topic from 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd, Zaid
bin Thābit, Ibn 'Abbās, Jābir, Abū 'Ayyāsh Az-Zurqī, Ibn 'Umar, Ḥudhaifah, Abū Bakrah and Sahl bin Abī Ḥathmah. Abū 'Ayyāsh Az-Zuraqī's name is Zaid bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit.
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[1] See nos. 564 - 567.
Commentary
Only one form of performing the 'Fear Prayer,' in the battlefield, is mentioned in this Hadīth; because as the Prophet ﷺ would stand up to lead the prayer, every soldier had the desire to offer his prayer following the Prophet ﷺ. It was a natural desire which has been taken into consideration; along with this, the defensive strategy was also very essential, lest the enemies should attack all of a sudden, taking advantage of the Muslims being engaged in the prayer, which they had a plan for.
