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Sahih Muslim 840b (Book 6, Hadith 374) #9099
Prayer as Protection

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught his followers to be vigilant and aware of their enemies' plans, and to use prayer as a way to protect themselves.

Jabir reported: 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.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَوْمًا مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَقَاتَلُونَا قِتَالاً شَدِيدًا فَلَمَّا صَلَّيْنَا الظُّهْرَ قَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لَوْ مِلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَيْلَةً لاَقْتَطَعْنَاهُمْ ‏.‏ فَأَخْبَرَ جِبْرِيلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ - قَالَ - وَقَالُوا إِنَّهُ سَتَأْتِيهِمْ صَلاَةٌ هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الأَوْلاَدِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْعَصْرُ - قَالَ - صَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ - قَالَ - فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَرَكَعَ فَرَكَعْنَا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الأَوَّلُ فَلَمَّا قَامُوا سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الأَوَّلُ وَتَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي فَقَامُوا مَقَامَ الأَوَّلِ فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَرَكَعَ فَرَكَعْنَا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الأَوَّلُ وَقَامَ الثَّانِي فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا جَمِيعًا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ثُمَّ خَصَّ جَابِرٌ أَنْ قَالَ كَمَا يُصَلِّي أُمَرَاؤُكُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ
TOPICS
prayer  *  protection  *  vigilance

QUICK LESSONS:
Be vigilant against your enemies' plans; Use prayer as a way of protecting yourself from harm; Rely on Allah for protection rather than relying on your own strength alone; Form two rows when praying; Bow down in prostration along with others; Prostrate after both rows have bowed; Sit down together after prostrating; Pronounce salutation upon each other after sitting down together .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer in protecting oneself from one's enemies. It tells the story of how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his followers were attacked by a tribe called Juhaina, but were able to protect themselves through prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructed his followers to form two rows when they prayed, with the polytheists between them and the Qibla. He then bowed down in prostration along with the first row, while the second row remained standing. After both rows had prostrated, they sat down together and he pronounced salutation upon them all. This hadith teaches us that we should always be vigilant against our enemies' plans, but also that we should use prayer as a way of protecting ourselves from harm. We can learn from this hadith that if we are ever faced with danger or difficulty in life, we should turn to Allah for protection through prayer rather than relying on our own strength alone.

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