Hadith #213
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ الْأَسْوَدَ وَعَلْقَمَةَ كَانَا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي الدَّارِ فَقَالَ عَبْ
دُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى هَؤُلَاءِ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ وَقَامَ وَسَطَهُمْ وَقَالَ إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَاصْنَعُوا هَكَذَا فَإِذَا كُنْتُمْ أَكْثَرَ فَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَضَعْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ إِذَا رَكَعَ فَلْيَحْنَأْ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اخْتِلَافِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
سليمان
إبراهيم
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from Sulayman, from Ibrahim — that al-Aswad and 'Alqama were with 'Abdullah in the house. 'Abdullah said: Have these people prayed? They said: Yes. He then prayed with them without adhan or iqama, and stood in the middle of them. He said: 'When you are three, do like this. When you are more, let one of you lead you.' And he said: 'Let one of you place his hands between his thighs when bowing — and he crouch low.' He said: 'It is as if I am looking at the interleaved fingers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 213
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4051
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40441