16- THE PRAYER OF PERIL
THE PRAYER OF PERIL
The prayer of peril may be performed when the Muslims are engaged in permissible fighting (whether obligatory, as when fighting non-Muslims or highwaymen whom the caliph is fighting, or permissible, as when fighting someone who is trying to take one’s property or that of others).
When the enemy is not in the direction of prayer (qibla), the imam divides the Muslim force into two groups. One group faces the enemy while the other prays a rak`a, the group makes the intention to cease following his leadership in the prayer and then finishes their second rak`a alone as individuals while the imam remains standing at the beginning of his second rak`a, reciting the Koran and awaiting the second group. Then this first group goes to relieve the others in facing the enemy, and the others come and begin their group prayer behind the imam, who is still standing and who remains so long enough for the second group to recite the Fatiha and a short sura. At the end of this rak`a when the imam sits in the Testification of Faith (Tashahhud), the group rises and performs their second rak`a without him (while he remains sitting at the end of his second rak`a waiting for them to reach the same point in their own prayer). When they catch up with him, he closes the prayer with Salams.
If this prayer is the sunset prayer (maghrib), the first group prays two rak`as following the imam’s lead, and the second group follows him in the third rak`a. If it is a prayer with four rak`as, then each group follows the imam for two rak`as. The imam may also divide the Muslim force into four groups and have each group pray one rak`a behind him.
When the enemy is visible in the direction of prayer (qibla) and the Muslims are numerous, the imam arranges them in two or more rows, opens the group prayer with “Allahu akbar,” and (after reciting the Faitha with all of them) he bows and straightens up with everyone following his lead. Then he prostrates together with the row nearest him, while the other row remains standing. When the imam and his row stand after their second prostration, the other row performs its own prostrations and rises to catch up with the imam and his row, who have remained standing waiting for them.In the second rak`a all bow and straighten up together, but when the imam prostrates, the second row, who remained standing on guard before, prostrate with him while the row nearest him remain standing on guard. When those who have prostrated with the imam sit back (after their prostration, for the Testification of Faith (Tashahhud)) then the row nearest him (who have been standing on guard) prostrate (and catch up with the others in the Testification of Faith (Tashahhud)).
is recommended to remain armed during the prayer of peril.
When the peril is great, in actual combat, Muslims may pray walking or riding, facing the direction of prayer (qibla) or not, in a group or singly, and nodding in place of bowing and prostration when they are unable to perform them, nodding more deeply for prostration than for bowing. If forced to strike blow after blow during the prayer, this is permissible. Shouting is not.
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