حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ صَاعِدٍ ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ الْبَاهِلِيُّ ، وَحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ ، " أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ صَلاةَ الْخَوْفِ فَصَلَّى بِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، فَتَأَخَّرُوا وَجَاءَ الآخَرُونَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، فَكَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ رَكْعَتَانِ رَكْعَتَانِ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his companions in the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf). He led some of the companions in two rak‘ahs and then said salam; those people moved to the rear. Then other people came, and he led them in two rak‘ahs and then said salam. In this way, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed four rak‘ahs, and the Muslims performed two rak‘ahs each.