Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1535
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " إِنَّ أَخَاكُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ قَدْ مَاتَ فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ " . قَالَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَهُ وَإِنِّي لَفِي الصَّفِّ الثَّانِي فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ صفَّين.
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Yahya ibn Khalaf and Muhammad ibn Ziyad narrated to us; they said: Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us. And Amr ibn Rafi narrated to us; Hushaym narrated to us. Both routes go through Yunus, from Abu Qilabah, from Abu al-Muhallab, from Imran ibn Husayn: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Your brother the Negus has died, so perform the prayer over him.’ He stood, and we prayed behind him. I was in the second row, and he performed the prayer for him with two rows.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source preserves two transmission routes converging at Yunus and says the prayer was performed with two rows.