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Muwatta Malik 353

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 353

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي مَعَ صَلاَةِ الْفَرِيضَةِ فِي السَّفَرِ شَيْئًا قَبْلَهَا وَلاَ بَعْدَهَا إِلاَّ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَعَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar never used to pray anything with the fard prayer, either before it or after it, while travelling, except in the depths of the night. He would pray on the ground or on his mount, whichever way it was facing.

Reported by Malik (No. 353, 354).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : وَمَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَكْرَهُ التَّنَفُّلَ بِالنَّهَارِفِي السَّفَرِ قَبْلَالْفَرِيضَةِ وَبَعْدَهَا وَيَقُولُ لَوْ كُنْت مُسَبِّحًا لَأَتْمَمْت يَعْنِي لَوْ كَانَ التَّنَفُّلُ مُطْلَقًا لَكَانَ الْإِتْمَامُ أَوْلَى وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ مِمَّنْ صَحِبَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي السَّفَرِ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ النَّاسِ اقْتِدَاءً بِهِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَرَهُ تَنَفَّلَ بِالنَّهَارِ امْتَنَعَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَرَآهُ يَتَنَفَّلُ بِاللَّيْلِ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ الْعُلَمَاءِ عَلَى جَوَازِ تَنَفُّلِ الْمُ…

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Weak Muwatta Malik 354

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Urwa ibn az-Zubayr and Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar Rahman used to pray nawafil when travelling. Yahya said that Malik was asked about voluntary prayers when travelling and he said, "There is no harm in them, either at night or…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَأَبَا، بَكْرِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَانُوا يَتَنَفَّلُونَ فِي السَّفَرِ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَسُئِلَ مَالِكٌ…

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