حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ الْأَسْوَدَ وَعَلْقَمَةَ كَانَا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي الدَّارِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى هَؤُلَاءِ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ وَقَامَ وَسَطَهُمْ وَقَالَ إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَاصْنَعُوا هَكَذَا فَإِذَا كُنْتُمْ أَكْثَرَ فَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَضَعْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ إِذَا رَكَعَ فَلْيَحْنَأْ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اخْتِلَافِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4272
It was narrated from Ibraheem that al-Aswad and 'Alqamah were with 'Abdullah in the house. 'Abdullah said: Did these people pray? They said: Yes. Then he led them in prayer without any Chilian or ujmrnih, and he stood in the midst of them. And he said: If you are three, then do like this, but if you are more then let one of you lead. And let one of you put his hands between his knees when he bows. It is as if i can see the interlaced fingers of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020