حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ قَالَ يَقُومُ الْإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَقُومُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعَدُوِّ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَی الصَّفِّ فَيَرْکَعُ بِهِمْ رَکْعَةً وَيَرْکَعُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَيَسْجُدُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي مَکَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَذْهَبُونَ إِلَی مُقَامِ أُولَئِکَ وَيَجِيئُ أُولَئِکَ فَيَرْکَعُ بِهِمْ رَکْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُ بِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَهِيَ لَهُ ثِنْتَانِ وَلَهُمْ وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ يَرْکَعُونَ رَکْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُونَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ فَسَأَلْتُ يَحْيَی بْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَوَّاتٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَی بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ لِي يَحْيَی اکْتُبْهُ إِلَی جَنْبِهِ وَلَسْتُ أَحْفَظُ الْحَدِيثَ وَلَکِنْ مِثْلُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَی
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1259
It was narrated from Sahl bin Abu Hathmah that he said concerning the fear prayer: "The Imam should stand facing the Qiblah, and a group of them should stand with him, and another group should stand in the direction of the enemy, facing towards the row (of worshipers). He should lead them in one Rak'ah, then they .should bow and do two prostrations by themselves where they are. Then they should go and take the place of the others, and the others should come and pray one Rak'ah, bowing and prostrating with the leader. Then he will have prayed two Rak'ah and they will have prayed one; then they should perform another Rak'ah, bowing and performing two prostrations." (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020