The Holy Prophet’s (sa) Fervent Supplications During the Battle of Badr
With regard to the Battle of Badr, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) writes:
“Hazrat Ali (ra) relates that during the course of battle, whenever the Holy Prophet (sa) would come to mind, he would run towards his tent, but whenever he went there, he found the Holy Prophet (sa) weeping in prostration. He also heard that the Holy Prophet (sa) would constantly repeat the words:
يَا حَيُّ يَاقَيُّوْمُ۔ يَاحَيُّ يَاقَيُّوْمُ
“‘O my Ever-Living, Life-Giving Master! O my Ever-Living, Life-Giving Master!’
“Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) was greatly anxious by this state of the Holy Prophet (sa) and at times, would spontaneously say, ‘O Messenger (sa) of Allah! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Do not worry, Allah shall certainly fulfil His promises.’ However, the Holy Prophet (sa) remained constantly engaged in his supplications (out of fear that some promises of Allah the Almighty are conditional).”
(Sirat Khatamun-Nabiyyin, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra), p. 361)