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Muwatta Malik 908

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 908

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى الصَّلاَةَ الرُّبَاعِيَّةَ بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ صَلاَّهَا بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ صَلاَّهَا بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَنَّ عُثْمَانَ صَلاَّهَا بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ شَطْرَ إِمَارَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَمَّهَا بَعْدُ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed four raka prayers with only two rakas when at Mina, and that Abu Bakr prayed them at Mina with only two rakas, and that Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed them at Mina with only two rakas, and that Uthman prayed them at Mina with only two rakas for half of his khalifate, and then later completed them.

Reported by Malik (No. 908).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( فَصْلٌ ) وَقَوْلُهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِمَّا اِحْتَجَّ بِهِ عَلَى صِحَّةِ قَوْلِهِ مِنْ أَنَّ حُكْمَ الْمُصَلِّي بِمِنًى التَّقْصِيرُ وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا وَعُثْمَانُ بَعْضَ خِلَافَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَمَّ وَقَدْ اِخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ فِي مَعْنَى إِتْمَامِهِ فَقِيلَ : إِنَّهُ كَانَ اِتَّخَذَ أَهْلًا بِمَكَّةَ فَرَأَى أَنَّهُ لَا يَقْصُرُ مَكِّيٌّ لِأَنَّهُ اِعْتَبَرَ فِي سَفَرِهِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ بِالْخُرُوجِ إِلَى عَرَفَةَ دُونَ الْعَوْدَةِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَهَذَا لَمْ يَثْبُتْ وَهُوَ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَلَا يَجُوزُ لِلْمُهَاجِرَيْنِ اِسْتِيطَانُ مَكَّةَ وَقِيلَ : إِنَّهُ رَأَى الْإِتْمَامَ أ…

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