Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ وَابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ يَتِيمُ عُرْوَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ هَلْ صَلَّيْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ مَتَى قَالَ عَامَ غَزْوَةِ نَجْدٍ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَقَامَتْ مَعَهُ طَائِفَةٌ وَطَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى مُقَابِلَةَ الْعَدُوِّ ظُهُورُهُمْ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَبَّرُوا جَمِيعًا الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَالَّذِينَ يُقَابِلُونَ الْعَدُوَّ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ رَكَعَتْ مَعَهُ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي تَلِيهِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَتْ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي تَلِيهِ وَالْآخَرُونَ قِيَامٌ مُقَابِلَةَ الْعَدُوِّ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَامَتْ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي مَعَهُ فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَقَابَلُوهُمْ وَأَقْبَلَتْ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ مُقَابِلَةَ الْعَدُوِّ فَرَكَعُوا وَسَجَدُوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمٌ كَمَا هُوَ ثُمَّ قَامُوا فَرَكَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَةً أُخْرَى وَرَكَعُوا مَعَهُ وَسَجَدُوا مَعَهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَتْ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُقَابِلُ الْعَدُوَّ فَرَكَعُوا وَسَجَدُوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَاعِدٌ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُ ثُمَّ كَانَ التَّسْلِيمُ فَسَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمُوا جَمِيعًا فَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَانِ وَلِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَانِ رَكْعَتَانِ.
English Translation
Abu Hurayrah said: Yes. He said: When was that? He said: During the year of the expedition to Najd. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood for the Asr prayer, and one group stood with him while another group faced the enemy with their backs toward the qiblah. The Messenger of Allah said the takbir and they all said the takbir — both those with him and those facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah bowed one rak'ah and the group closest to him bowed with him. Then he prostrated and the group closest to him prostrated, while the others stood facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah stood and the group with him went to face the enemy. The group that had been facing the enemy came forward and bowed and prostrated while the Messenger of Allah remained standing. Then they stood, and the Messenger of Allah bowed another rak'ah and they bowed and prostrated with him. Then the group that had been facing the enemy came and bowed and prostrated while the Messenger of Allah and those with him were seated. Then came the taslim, and the Messenger of Allah said the salam and they all said the salam together. So the Messenger of Allah prayed two rak'ahs, and each man from the two groups prayed two rak'ahs.