حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَا وَعَمِّي بِالْهَاجِرَةِ قَالَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ فَقُمْنَا خَلْفَهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذَنِي بِيَدٍ وَأَخَذَ عَمِّي بِيَدٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدَّمَنَا حَتَّى جَعَلَ كُلَّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا عَلَى نَاحِيَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4311
It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin al-Aswad that his father said: My paternal uncle and I entered upon Ibn Mas'ood at midday when it was very hot. He gave the iqatnah for prayer and we stood behind him. He took hold of my hand and my uncle's hand and brought us forward until he made each of us stand on either side of him, then he said: This is what the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to do if they were three.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020