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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1612 — Battle Timing and Prayer
What Has Been Related About The Hour In Which It Is Recommend To Fight
Hadith About Battle Timing and Supplication
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1612
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1612
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ، قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَكَانَ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ أَمْسَكَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ قَاتَلَ فَإِذَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ أَمْسَكَ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَاتَلَ حَتَّى الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ يُقَاتِلُ . قَالَ وَكَانَ يُقَالُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ تَهِيجُ رِيَاحُ النَّصْرِ وَيَدْعُو الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِجُيُوشِهِمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ بِإِسْنَادٍ أَوْصَلَ مِنْ هَذَا . وَقَتَادَةُ لَمْ يُدْرِكِ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ مُقَرِّنٍ وَمَاتَ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ فِي خِلاَفَةِ عُمَرَ .
An-Nu‘man b. Muqarrin Narrated from:
I Fought Along With The Prophet (ﷺ), And If Fajr Had Begun He Would Wait Until The Sun Rose, And When It Rose He Would Fight. And If It Was The Middle Of The Daytime, He Would Wait Until The Sun Passed The Zenit, And When It Passed The Zenith He Would Fight Until 'Asr. Then He Would Wait Until He Prayed 'Asr, Then He Would Fight. He Said: "And It Is Used To Be Said During That (Time) The The Wind Of Victory Was Raging, And The Believers Would Supplicate For Their Armies In Their Salat."[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Has Been Reported From An-Nu'Man Bin Muqarrin Through A Chain That Is More Connected That This. Qatadah Did Not See An-Nu'Man Bin Muqarrin. An-Nu'Man Died During The Khilafah Of 'Umar.
[1] That is during the time after the zenith as indicated in the following Hadīth .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1612In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 75English translation : Vol. 3, Book 19, Hadith 1612
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1612
This hadith about battle timing is narrated from An-Nu‘man bin Muqarrin. He says that when he fought along with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), if Fajr had begun, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would wait until the sun rose, then fight. If it was the middle of the day, he would wait until the sun passed the zenith, then fight until ‘Asr. Then he would wait until praying ‘Asr and fight afterward. The narration also says that at that time the wind of victory would rage, and the believers would supplicate for their armies in their prayer. Abu ‘Eisa adds a note about the chain. The core search topic is battle timing, prayer, and supplication for armies.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is described as waiting at certain prayer-related times.
- The report connects action with prayer and supplication.
- Abu ‘Eisa includes a hadith-chain note about Qatadah and An-Nu‘man.
