Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer of fear at the place of Dhat al-Riqa’ in the valley of Nakhl. He (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the people into two groups. One group formed a row behind him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the other group stood facing the enemy. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir for prayer, and those standing with him also said Allahu Akbar. He (peace and blessings be upon him) and these worshippers performed the bowing (ruku’) and one prostration (sajdah) together. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, and the people also raised their heads. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, and they performed the second prostration by themselves. Then they stood up and began to move backward until they stood behind the others. Now the second group came, and they formed a row behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said Allahu Akbar, and performed the bowing by themselves. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the second prostration, and these people also performed the prostration with him (peace and blessings be upon him). After the prostration, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for his second rak’ah, and these people performed the second prostration by themselves. After this, both groups stood behind him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the bowing, all performed the bowing. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prostrations, all the people performed the prostrations. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) rose from the prostrations, all the people rose from the prostrations. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed all these actions very quickly. He (peace and blessings be upon him) made as much reduction (in the prayer) as was possible. Then when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the salam, all the people said the salam with him. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, all the people had attained the honor of participating in the prayer with him (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Anis (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called me and said: I have received news that Khalid bin Sufyan bin Nubaiah is gathering people against me and he is currently at the place of ‘Urnah. Go and kill him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Please describe a sign for me so that I may recognize him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you see him, you will feel a shiver run through you because of him. So I took my sword and reached him. He was indeed at the place of ‘Urnah with his women and was preparing a place for them. Meanwhile, the time for ‘Asr prayer had also arrived. When I saw him, as per the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), a shiver ran through me. I advanced towards him. I feared that some altercation might occur between me and him which would distract me from the prayer. Therefore, while walking towards him, I began to pray, performing bowing and prostration by gesture. When I reached him, he asked: Who are you? I said: An Arab. I have heard that you are gathering people against that man (Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him), so I have also come. He said: Yes, I am engaged in this effort. So I kept walking with him. When he gave me an opportunity, I attacked him with my sword and killed him, and left from there while his women were bent over him. When I reached the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he saw me and said: You have succeeded. I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have killed him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You speak the truth. Al-Hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to Sayyiduna Sa'id bin 'As (may Allah be pleased with him): Tell your companions that if (during prayer) the enemy attacks, then both fighting and speaking are permissible for them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Remember frequently the destroyer of pleasures."