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Muwatta Malik 349

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 349

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، كَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ يَا أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ أَتِمُّوا صَلاَتَكُمْ فَإِنَّا قَوْمٌ سَفْرٌ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab, when he went to Makka, used to lead them in prayer and do two rakas and then say, "People of Makka,complete the prayer, we are a group travelling."

Reported by Malik (No. 349, 909, 910).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ إِذَا قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُرِيدُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ كَانَ لَا يَسْتَوْطِنُ مَكَّةَ وَإِنْ أَقَامَ بِهَا الْيَوْمَ وَالْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةَ لِأَنَّ الْمُهَاجِرَ مَمْنُوعٌ مِنْ اسْتِيطَانِهَا لِأَنَّهَا قَدْ هَجَرَهَا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى فَكَانَ حُكْمُهُ فِيهَا حُكْمَ الْمُسَافِرِوَكَانَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْتَحِقَّ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَكَانَ يَأْتِي مِنْهَا بِمَا شُرِعَ فِي حَقِّهِ وَكَانَ يُلْزِمُ الْجَمِيعَ اتِّبَاعُهُ فِيهَا لِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ طَاعَتِهِ وَمُوَافَقَتِهِ وَاجْتِمَاعِ الْكَلِمَةِ عَلَيْهِ وَتَرْكِ الْخِلَافِ لَهُ. ( فَصْلٌ ) وَقَوْلُهُ يَا أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ أَتِمُّوا صَلَاتَكُمْ فَإِنَّا قَوْمٌ سَفْرٌ , أَمْرٌ لِلْمُقِيمِينَ خَاصَّةً ب…

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Authentic Muwatta Malik 909

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed two rakas with everybody when he arrived in Makka. Then, when he had finished, he said, "People of Makka, complete your prayer, because we are a group of travellers." Later, Umar ibn al-Khattab…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، ‏.‏ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، لَمَّا قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ يَا أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ أَتِمُّوا…

Authentic Muwatta Malik 910

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed two rakas with the people of Makka, and then, when he had finished, he said, "People of Makka, complete your prayer, becausewe are a group of travellers." Later, Umar prayed two rakas with them at…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، صَلَّى لِلنَّاسِ بِمَكَّةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ أَتِمُّوا صَلاَتَكُمْ فَإِنَّا…

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