حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَی يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَلَّامٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَی أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ جَابِرًا أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّی مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ فَصَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِإِحْدَی الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ رَکْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّی بِالطَّائِفَةِ الْأُخْرَی رَکْعَتَيْنِ فَصَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَ رَکَعَاتٍ وَصَلَّی بِکُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ رَکْعَتَيْنِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 1950
Jabir reported: We went forward with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and when we reached Dhat ar-Riqa', we came to a shady tree which -we left for him One of the polytheists came there and, seeing the sword of the Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) hanging by a free. took it up. drew it from the scabbard and said to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ): Are you afraid of Me? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No. He again said: Who would protect you from me? He said: Allah will protect me from you. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) threatened him. He sheathed the sword and hung it up. Then call to prayer was made and he (the Holy Prophet) led a group in two rak'ah. Then (the members of this group) withdrew and he led the second group in two rak'ah. So the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed four rak'ah and people observed two rak'ah.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020