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muslim:840a – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr from my father > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Abū Sulaymān > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

I observed prayer in danger with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We drew ourselves up in two rows, one row behind him with the enemy between us and the Qibla. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ said: Allah is Most Great, and we all said it. He then bowed and we all bowed. He then raised his head from bowing, we all raised (our heads). He then went down in prostration along with the row close to him, and the rear row faced the enemy; then when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ completed the prostration, ; and then stood up, the row near to him also did it; then went down the rear row in prostration; then they stood up; then the rear row went to the front and the front row went to the rear. Then the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) bowed down and we all bowed. He then raised his head from bowing and we also raised (our heads). He and the row close to him which I had been in the rear then went down in prostration In the first rak'ah, whereas the rear row faced the enemy. And when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the rear row close to him had finished the prostration, the rear row went down and prostrated themselves; then the Messenger of Allah pronounced the salutation and we also pronounced the salutation. (Jabir said we hadith) as your guards behave with their chiefs.  

مسلم:٨٤٠a – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ فَصَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ صَفٌّ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالْعَدُوُّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نَحْرِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّجُودَ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ وَقَامُوا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ الَّذِي كَانَ مُؤَخَّرًا فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نُحُورِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّجُودَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدُوا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَسَلَّمْنَا جَمِيعًا قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ  

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ahmad:14436 – Yaḥyá > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾʿan Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] He ﷺ prayed the prayer of fear with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned that the enemy was between him and the Qibla, and we lined up behind him in two rows. He and we all raised our voices with takbeer [saying Allahu Akbar] and he bowed, and we all bowed with him. When he raised his head from the bowing position, he prostrated, and the row that followed him prostrated with him, and the rear row stood facing the enemy. When he stood up, the row that followed him also stood up, and the rear row prostrated. Then the rear row moved forward and the front row moved back, and he bowed and we all bowed with him. Then he prostrated, and the row that followed him prostrated with him. When the row that followed him prostrated and sat down, the rear row prostrated. Then he said the salaam [saying Assalamu alaikum] and we all said the salaam. Jabir said, "Just as your troops obey their commanders."  

أحمد:١٤٤٣٦ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءٌعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ كَانُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَإِنَّا صَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ صَفَّيْنِ فَكَبَّرَ وَكَبَّرْنَا مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نُحُورِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَامَ وَقَامَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ فَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَجَلَسَ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا جَمِيعًا قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ  

bayhaqi:6026 – Abū Ṣāliḥ b. Abū Ṭāhir al-ʿAnbarī > Jaddī Yaḥyá b. Manṣūr al-Qāḍī > Aḥmad b. Salamah > Hannād b. al-Sarī al-Tamīmī > ʿAbdah > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] I witnessed the prayer of fear with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So we lined up behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in two rows, and the enemy was between us and the qiblah. The Prophet ﷺ made takbeer, and we all made takbeer. Then he bowed and we all bowed. Then he raised his head and we all raised our heads. Then the Prophet ﷺ prostrated, along with the row behind him, and the last row stood in the necks of the enemies. When the Prophet ﷺ finished his prostration and the row behind him, the last row prostrated. When they finished their prostration and stood up, the last row moved forward and the front row moved back. Then he bowed and we all bowed. Then he raised his head and we all raised our heads. Then the Prophet ﷺ prostrated, along with the row behind him, the front row which was initially behind in the first unit. When he finished his prostration and the row behind him, the last row prostrated. Jābir said, "This is how your guards act with their commanders." 6027  

البيهقي:٦٠٢٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحِ بْنُ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ أنبأ جَدِّي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيُّ التَّمِيمِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

شَهِدْتُ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَفَّينِ وَكَانَ الْعَدُوُّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَكَبَّرْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نَحْرِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّجُودَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامُوا انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَلَمَّا قَضَوْا سُجُودَهُمْ وَقَامُوا تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نَحْرِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّجُودَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامُوا انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَلَمَّا قَضَوْا سُجُودَهُمْ وَقَامُوا تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ الْمُقَدَّمُ الَّذِي كَانَ مُؤَخَّرًا فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى فَلَمَّا قَضَى السُّجُودَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدُوا قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ 6027 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ أنبأ جَدِّي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ ثنا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ ثنا عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَزَادَ فِي آخِرِهِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا جَمِيعًا قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَذَا بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ
bayhaqi:5631 – Abū Ṣāliḥ b. Abū Ṭāhir > Jaddī Yaḥyá b. Manṣūr al-Qāḍī > Aḥmad b. Salamah > Muḥammad b. Bashhār al-ʿAbdī > Yaḥyá / Ibn Saʿīd > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] "He prayed with the Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , the prayer of fear and mentioned that the enemy was between him and the qibla. So he raised his voice with takbeer and we all raised our voices with takbeer, and he performed a rak'ah and we all performed a rak'ah. When he raised his head from the bowing position, he prostrated and the row behind him prostrated with him. Then the back row stood up in the rear of the enemy. When they stood up, the back row moved forward with prostration, and the front row moved back. He performed a second rak'ah and we all performed a second rak'ah. Then he prostrated, and the row behind him prostrated with him. The back row stood up in the rear of the enemy. When the row behind him prostrated, he sat down and the back row moved forward with prostration. Then he ended the prayer and we all ended the prayer. Jabir said: Just as your guards do so with their leaders."  

البيهقي:٥٦٣١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحِ بْنُ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ ثنا جَدِّي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ ثنا عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نُحُورِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَامَ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ فَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِي نُحُورِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَجَلَسَ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا جَمِيعًا قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَذَا بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَمَّا الِاسْتِخْلَافُ فَقَدْ مَضَى مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْأَخْبَارِ وَالْآثَارِ فِي أَبْوَابِ الْإِمَامَةِ