Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَاتَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُحَارِبَ خَصَفَةَ بِنَخْلٍ فَرَأَوْا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غِرَّةً فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَوْفُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَوْ غَوْرَثُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالسَّيْفِ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي؟ قَالَ «اللَّهُ» قَالَ فَسَقَطَ السَّيْفُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السَّيْفَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي» قَالَ كُنَّ خَيْرًا مِنِّي قَالَ «تَشَهَّدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؟ » قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ أُعَاهِدُكَ عَلَى أَنْ لَا أُقَاتِلَكَ وَلَا أَكُونَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ يُقَاتِلُونَكَ قَالَ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ فَجَاءَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ جِئْتُكُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ أَوِ الْعَصْرِ شَكَّ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِصَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ قَالَ فَكَانَ النَّاسُ طَائِفَتَيْنِ طَائِفَةً بِإِزَاءِ الْعَدُوِّ وَطَائِفَةً يُصَلُّونَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى بِالطَّائِفَةِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا فَكَانُوا مَكَانَ أُولَئِكَ وَجَاءَ أُولَئِكَ فَصَلَّوْا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَكَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلِلْقَوْمِ رَكْعَتَانِ
English Translation
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) fought Muharib of Khasafah at Nakhl. They saw vulnerability among the Muslims, so a man from them called Awf ibn al-Harith or Ghawrath ibn al-Harith came and stood over the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with a sword and said: 'Who will protect you from me?' He said: 'Allah.' The sword fell from his hand. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took the sword and said: 'Who will protect you from me?' He said: 'Be better than I.' He said: 'Will you testify that there is no deity but Allah?' He said: 'No, but I covenant not to fight you nor be with people who fight you.' He let him go. He went to his companions and said: 'I came from the best of people.' At Zuhr or Asr - Abu Awanah doubted - the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded the prayer of fear. The people were two groups: one facing the enemy and one praying with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). He prayed two rak'ahs with the group with him, then they withdrew and took the place of the others. Those came and prayed two rak'ahs with the Prophet (peace be upon him). Thus it was four rak'ahs for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and two rak'ahs for the people.