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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Shortening the Prayer When Traveling

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1458

Chapter: Not performing voluntary prayers while traveling

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1458

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

أَخْبَرَنِي نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، كُنْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى طِنْفِسَةٍ لَهُ فَرَأَى قَوْمًا يُسَبِّحُونَ قَالَ مَا يَصْنَعُ هَؤُلاَءِ قُلْتُ يُسَبِّحُونَ ‏.‏ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُصَلِّيًا قَبْلَهَا أَوْ بَعْدَهَا لأَتْمَمْتُهَا صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَكَانَ

لاَ يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ

'Eisa bin Hafs bin 'Asim said:

"My father told me: 'I was with Ibn Umar on a journey, and he prayed Zuhr and 'Asr with two rak'ahs each, then he went and sat on his carpet. He saw some people offering voluntary prayers and said: What are these people doing? I said: They are offering voluntary prayers. He said: If I had wanted to pray before and after (the obligatory prayer) I would have offered it in full. I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he did not pray more than two rak'ahs when traveling, and Abu Bakr (did likewise) until he died, as did 'Umar and 'Uthman, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with them all."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1458, 1457) and Al-Bukhari (No. 1102).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 1102

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْلُهُ ( طُنْفُسَة لَهُ ) بِكَسْرِ طَاء وَفَاء وَضَمّهمَا وَبِكَسْرٍ فَفَتْح بِسَاط لَهُ خَمْل رَقِيق ( لَوْ كُنْت مُصَلِّيًا قَبْلهَا أَوْ بَعْدهَا لَأَتْمَمْتهَا ) لَعَلَّ الْمَعْنَى لَوْ كُنْت صَلَّيْت النَّافِلَة عَلَى خِلَاف مَا جَاءَتْ السُّنَّة لَأَتْمَمْت الْفَرْض عَلَى خِلَافهَا أَيْ لَوْ تَرَكْت الْعَمَل بِالسُّنَّةِ لَكَانَ تَرْكهَا لِإِتْمَامِ الْفَرْض أَحَبّ وَأَوْلَى مِنْ تَرْكهَا لِإِتْيَانِ النَّفْل وَلَيْسَ الْمَعْنَى لَوْ كَانَتْ النَّافِلَة مَشْرُوعَة لَكَانَ الْإِتْمَام مَشْرُوعًا حَتَّى يَرِد عَلَيْهِ مَا قِيلَ أَنَّ شَرْع الْفَرْض تَامَّة يُفْضِي إِلَى الْحَرَج إِذْ يَلْزَم حِينَئِذٍ الْإِتْمَام وَأَمَّا شَرْع النَّفْل فَلَا يُفْضِي إِلَى حَرَج لِكَوْنِهَا إِلَى خِيَر…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1458
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 1458
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1458

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1102

I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on his journeys, and he would not perform more than two Rak‘ahs. Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthmān used to do the same

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on his journeys, and he would not perform more than two Rak‘ahs. Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthmān used to do the same.

فَكَانَ لاَ يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Explained

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1457

"Ibn 'Umar did not offer more than two rak'ahs when traveling, and he did not offer any prayer before or after that. It was said to him: 'What is this?' He said: 'This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing.'"

لاَ يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ لاَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَهَا وَلاَ بَعْدَهَا ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا هَذَا قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْنَعُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1338

I accompanied Ibn ‘Umar on the road to Mecca and he led us in two rak'as at the noon prayer, then went to the place where he had alighted and sat down. Seeing some people standing he asked what they were doing, and I replied that they were engaged in glorifying God. He said, “If I had done so I…

وَعَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ: صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ فَصَلَّى لَنَا الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَحْلَهُ وَجَلَسَ فَرَأَى نَاسًا قِيَامًا فَقَالَ: مَا يَصْنَعُ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قُلْتُ…

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1904)لا يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، لا يُصَلِّي قَبْلَهَا وَلا بَعْدَهَا ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : مَا هَذَا ؟ ، فَقَالَ : هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، يَصْنَعُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (2589)لا يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، لا يُصَلِّي قَبْلَهَا ولا بَعْدَهَا
  • شرح السنة (1022)صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَكَانَ لا يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرَ ، وَعُثْمَانَ كَذَلِكَ
  • مسند عبد بن حميد (744)لا يَزِيدُ فِي السَّفَرِ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ، إِلا أَنْ يَتَهَجَّدَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ

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We went from al-Madinah to Makkah with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he prayed two Rak'at at each time of prayer till we returned to al-Madinah. [Agreed upon, and the wording is al-Bukhari's].

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: { خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-مِنْ اَلْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ، فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى رَجَعْنَا إِلَى اَلْمَدِينَةِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ…

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Narrated 'Aishah (RA) that when the Salat (prayer) was first prescribed, it consisted of two Rak'at. Afterwards, the prayer during travelling was confirmed (as two Rak'at), while the prayer at the place of residence was completed (as four Rak'at). [Agreed upon].

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { أَوَّلُ مَا فُرِضَتْ اَلصَّلَاةُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ , فَأُقِرَّتْ صَلَاةُ اَلسَّفَرِ وَأُتِمَّتْ صَلَاةُ اَلْحَضَرِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري…

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When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out on a journey of three miles or three Farasikh, he (ﷺ) used to pray two Rak'at. [Reported by Muslim]. Farasikh (plural of Farsakh) is Persian unit of distance. Farsakh is equal to about three miles.

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-إِذَا خَرَجَ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَمْيَال ٍ 1‏ أَوْ فَرَاسِخَ, صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ .‏ 2‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- في "أ"…

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I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) four rak'ahs at the noon prayer at Medina and two rak'ahs at the afternoon prayer in Dhu al-Hulaifah.

صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الظُّهْرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا وَالْعَصْرَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

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فَرَضَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى الصَّلاَةَ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْحَضَرِ أَرْبَعًا وَفِي السَّفَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَفِي الْخَوْفِ رَكْعَةً ‏.‏

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