837. It was narrated from Abu Bakr that the Prophet ﷺ offered the fear prayer (Salat Al-Khauf). He led those who were behind him in two Rak'ah and those who came (after them) in two Rak'ah, so the Prophet ﷺ prayed four Rak'ahs and each group prayed two.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ فَصَلَّى بِالَّذِينَ خَلْفَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبِالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرْبَعًا وَلِهَؤُلاَءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

The Prophet ﷺ offered the fear prayer with those who were behind him, praying two rak'ahs (with them) and two rak'ahs with those who came after them, so the Prophet ﷺ prayed four rak'ahs and the others each prayed two rak'ahs.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ بِالَّذِينَ خَلْفَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بَعْدُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلِهَؤُلاَءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, in the prayer of fear, he prayed two units of prayer and with these (others) two units of prayer. So, it would be four units for the Prophet ﷺ and two units for them.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «فِي صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ صَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبِهَؤُلَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرْبَعًا وَلَهُمْ رَكْعَتَانِ رَكْعَتَانِ»  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ performed two units of prayer with these people, and another two units of prayer with those people. So, it amounted to four units for the Prophet ﷺ , and two units for them. Al-Shafi'i said, "And the last two units of these two units are voluntary for the Prophet ﷺ , and obligatory for others."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى بِهَؤُلَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهَؤُلَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرْبَعًا وَلَهُمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَالْأَخِيرَةُ مِنْ هَاتَيْنِ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَافِلَةٌ وَلِلْآخَرِينَ فَرِيضَةٌ