Sahih Muslim Book - 6, Hadith - 1945

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِى سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- صَلاَةَ الْخَوْفِ فَصَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ صَفٌّ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَالْعَدُوُّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبَّرَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَكَبَّرْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِى نَحْرِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- السُّجُودَ وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ وَقَامُوا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَتَأَخَّرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُقَدَّمُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَرَكَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَرَفَعْنَا جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ الَّذِى كَانَ مُؤَخَّرًا فِى الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى وَقَامَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ فِى نُحُورِ الْعَدُوِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- السُّجُودَ وَالصَّفُّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ انْحَدَرَ الصَّفُّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدُوا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَسَلَّمْنَا جَمِيعًا. قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ حَرَسُكُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ بِأُمَرَائِهِمْ.

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "I was present during the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). We formed two rows, one row behind the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and the enemy was between us and the Qiblah. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said the Takbir and we all said the Takbir. Then he bowed and we all bowed. Then he raised his head from bowing and we all raised our heads. Then he and the row that was directly behind him went down in prostration, and the back row remained standing, facing the enemy. When the Prophet (s.a.w) had finished prostrating, the row that was directly behind him stood up, and the back row went down in prostration and then stood up. Then the back row went forward and the front row moved back. Then the Prophet (s.a.w) bowed and we all bowed, then he raised his head from bowing and we all raised our heads. Then he and the row that was directly behind him - that had been in the back during the first Rak'ah - went down in prostration, and the back row remained standing, facing the enemy. When the Prophet and the row that was directly behind him had finished prostrating, the back row went down in prostration. Then the Prophet (s.a.w) said the Taslim and we all did likewise." Jabir said: "Just as these guards do with their Amir."