Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was at the place of Nakhl in the "Mihrab Khasfah" when a battle took place. When those people saw the Muslims unaware, a man from among them came whose name was Auf bin Harith, or perhaps Ghawrath bin Harith. He came with a sword and stood by the head of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and asked: Who will protect you from me? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) replied: Allah, the Exalted. The narrator says: The sword fell from his hand. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) picked up the sword and asked: Who will protect you from me? He said: You will become better than me. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Do you bear witness that there is no deity except Allah? He said: No, but I promise you that I will not fight against you, nor will I be with any people who fight against you. The narrator says: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) let him go. He went back to his companions and said: I have come to you from the best of all people. When the time for Zuhr, or perhaps Asr, came—this doubt is from the narrator Abu Awanah—the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf). The narrator states: The people formed two groups; one group faced the enemy, and the other group began to pray with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) led the group with him in two rak‘ahs, then they finished their prayer and moved to the place of the other group, and those people came and began to pray behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). They performed two rak‘ahs, thus the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) completed four rak‘ahs, and each of those groups performed two rak‘ahs.