أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَسْعُودِيُّ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنِي يَزِيدُ الْفَقِيرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُقِيمَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَامَتْ خَلْفَهُ طَائِفَةٌ وَطَائِفَةٌ مُوَاجِهَةَ الْعَدُوِّ فَصَلَّی بِالَّذِينَ خَلْفَهُ رَکْعَةً وَسَجَدَ بِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ انْطَلَقُوا فَقَامُوا مَقَامَ أُولَئِکَ الَّذِينَ کَانُوا فِي وَجْهِ الْعَدُوِّ وَجَائَتْ تِلْکَ الطَّائِفَةُ فَصَلَّی بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَکْعَةً وَسَجَدَ بِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمَ الَّذِينَ خَلْفَهُ وَسَلَّمَ أُولَئِکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1551
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and the Iqamah for prayer was said. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم stood up and one group stood behind him while another group faced the enemy. He led those who were behind him in prayer, bowing once and prostrating twice. Then they went and took the place of those who had been facing the enemy, and that group came and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم led them in prayer, bowing once and prostrating twice. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said the Taslimand those who were behind him said the Taslim, as did the other group.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020