Sahih Muslim Book - 6, Hadith - 1946

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

It was narrated from Abu Az-Zubair, that Jabir said: "We went out with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) to fight some people from Juhainah, and they fought us fiercely. When we prayed Zuhr, the idolators said: 'If we had attacked them then, we would have finished them off.' Jibril informed the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about that, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) told us about it." He said: "They said: 'There will come to them a prayer that is dearer to them than their children.' When the time for 'Asr came, we formed two rows, and the idolators were between us and the Qiblah. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said the Takbir and we said the Takbir, and he bowed and we bowed. Then he prostrated and the first row prostrated with him, and when they stood up the second row prostrated. Then the first row moved backwards and the back row moved forwards and took the place of the first row. Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said the Takbir and we said the Takbir, and he bowed and we bowed. Then he prostrated and the first row prostrated with him, and the second row remained standing. Then the second row prostrated, then they all sat, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said the Salam to them." Abu Az-Zubair said: "Then Jabir specifically said: 'Just as these Amir of yours pray."'