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233. Samurah bin Jundab narrated: “Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ ordered us that when we were three, then one of us should stand forward.” (Ḍa’if)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn Mas’ūd, Jābir, and [Anas bin Mālik].
Abū ‘Eisā said: The Hadīth of Samurah is a [Ḥasan] Gharīb Hadīth.
The people of knowledge act according to this, they say that when there are three, then two men stand behind the Imām.
It has been reported about Ibn Mas'ūd that he prayed with 'Alqamah and Al-Aswad so he stood with one of them at his right and the other at his left, and he related that from the Prophet ﷺ.
Some of the people have criticized Ismā'il bin Muslim [Al-Makki] (one of the narrators) due to his memory.
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Commentary
If the followers are more than one, they should stand behind the Imām, the majority of A'immah and jurists said this.
