Hadith 2382

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي دَاوُدُ بْنُ الْحُصَيْنِ مَوْلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " مَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ الْخَوْفِ إِلَّا كَصَلَاةِ أَحْرَاسِكُمْ , هؤلاء الْيَوْمَ خَلْفَ أَئِمَّتِكُمْ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عُقْبًا ، قَامَتْ طَائِفَةٌ وَهُمْ جَمْعٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَجَدَتْ مَعَهُ طَائِفَةٌ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَسَجَدَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قِيَامًا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم ، وَقَامُوا مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعُوا مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ، فَسَجَدَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ قِيَامًا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ، وَقَامَ الْآخَرُونَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا سَجَدُوا مَعَهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالَّذِينَ سَجَدُوا مَعَهُ فِي آخِرِ صَلَاتِهِمْ ، سَجَدَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قِيَامًا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ، ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا ، فَجَمَعَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالسَّلَامِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Salat al-Khawf (prayer of fear) used to be performed in the same way as nowadays your guards pray behind your imams. However, what used to happen was that the army would be in the mountain passes, and a group of people would stand; all of them would be with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When one group with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had completed the prostration, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand up, and the group that was standing would perform the prostration themselves. Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand, all would stand. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would bow (ruku‘), and all the people would bow as well. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would prostrate, those who had stood the first time would join him in prostration, and those who had prostrated with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the first time would stand up. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit, and those who had prostrated with him at the end would also sit, then those who were standing would perform the prostration. Then they would sit, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would conclude the prayer with salam, gathering all of them together.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 2382
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