For How Long May A Traveler Shorten His Prayer If He Stays In A Town?
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1075 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 341
Source no. 1075 · Volume 3 · Page 75
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٥٧٥) ، صحيح أبي داود (١١١٤)
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1075. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stayed for nineteen days in which he shortened his prayer to two Rak'ah. So, whenever we stayed for nineteen days we would shorten our prayer to two Rak'ah, but if we stayed more than that we would pray four Rak'ah." (Sahih)
1075 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: «أَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» ، فَنَحْنُ إِذَا أَقَمْنَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا، نُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَإِذَا أَقَمْنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، صَلَّيْنَا أَرْبَعًا
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It was on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah. But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had not intended to stay at Makkah for nineteen days. He was in fact, what may be called, an uncertain traveler. An uncertain traveler is one who intends to leave the place any day, but somehow cannot. Such a person is not technically considered a 'resident' even though he might stay for a considerably long period. He can continue to offer the shortened prayer of two Rak'ah like a traveler.