How Should Three People Stand (In Prayer)
Darussalam · Volume 1
2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 612 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 166
Source no. 612 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
Source no. 625 · Volume 3 · Page 170
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين. وقد أخرجاه وكذا أبو عوانة في "صحاحهم". وقال الترمذي: "حديث حسن صحيح")
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612. Anas bin Mālik reported that his grandmother, Mulaikah, once invited the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to some food which she had prepared. He ate, then said, "Stand up, for I will lead you in prayer." Anas said: "So I took a mat that we had — it had become black due to its prolonged use. I splashed some water on it, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood on it. The orphan boy and I stood behind him, and the old woman behind us. He prayed two Rak'at, and then left." (Sahih)
612 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ جَدَّتَهُ مُلَيْكَةَ دَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَتْهُ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «قُومُوا فَلَأُصَلِّيَ لَكُمْ»، قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَقُمْتُ إِلَى حَصِيرٍ لَنَا قَدِ اسْوَدَّ مِنْ طُولِ مَا لُبِسَ فَنَضَحْتُهُ بِمَاءٍ «فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَفَفْتُ أَنَا وَالْيَتِيمُ وَرَاءَهُ، وَالْعَجُوزُ مِنْ وَرَائِنَا فَصَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»
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If there are three men, the Imām stands in front of the two men, and they stand together forming a line behind him. A woman makes a separate line behind the men. Men and women do not stand in the same row for prayer.