One so that the imam has two rak‘ahs and each group has one rak‘ah, and the two groups making up the second rak‘ah, and in this is evidence for the permissibility of performing an obligatory prayer behind an imam who is praying a voluntary prayer.

Hazrat Tha’labah bin Zahdam (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that we were with Sayyiduna Sa’eed bin ‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) in Tabaristan, so he asked,“Who among you has performed the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?”Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“I have performed it.”Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up (to lead the prayer) and the people formed two rows behind him. One row stood behind him and the other row lined up facing the enemy. So those who were standing behind him, Sayyiduna Hudhaifah led them in one rak’ah, then these people went and took the place of those facing the enemy, and those people came and he led them in one rak’ah as well. And he did not complete (the second rak’ah). In the narration of Abu al-Sha’tha, these words are not present that he did not complete (the second rak’ah).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the (fear) prayer at the place of Dhi Qarad. In the narration of Abu Musa, it is mentioned that it was like the prayer of Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Bundar narrated a narration similar to the hadith of Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him), and at the end of it, he narrated these words: and he did not complete (the second rak'ah).

Qasim bin Hassan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), a narration similar to the prayer of Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Allah Almighty has made obligatory, through the tongue of your Prophet (peace be upon him), four rak‘ahs in residence, two rak‘ahs in travel, and one rak‘ah in a state of fear.

And the group that had protected against the enemy was lined up in front of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him); they were not behind him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led them in the prayer of fear. One row stood in front of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and one row stood behind him. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) led those who were standing behind him in one rak'ah with two prostrations. Then these people moved forward and stood in their place, and those (who were in front) came and stood in their place. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) led them in one rak'ah and made them perform two prostrations. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said the salam (at the end of tashahhud). In this way, the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed two rak'ahs and each of them performed one rak'ah.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a hadith similar to the one mentioned above. However, in this narration, these words are not mentioned that then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the prayer with salam.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates a similar narration from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

And the fear is less than what we have described, while the enemy is lined up between the Muslims and the Noble Qiblah—the narration regarding starting the prayer with both groups and performing bowing (ruku') with the Imam.