English translation
1442. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "The prayer of the resident was enjoined on the tongue of your Prophet ﷺ, four (Rak'ahs), and the prayer of the traveler is two Rak'ahs, and the prayer of fear is one Rak'ah." (Sahih)
Hadith 1442
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 2
15. Book Of ShorteningThe Prayer WhenTravelingSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1441 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 118
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 1441 · Volume 4 · Page 85
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٠٦٨)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1365 · Volume 1 · Page 312
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٠٦٨: م.
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Arabic text
1441 - أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَائِذٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الْأَخْنَسِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ أَبِي الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: «فُرِضَتْ صَلَاةُ الْحَضَرِ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعًا، وَصَلَاةُ السَّفَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَصَلَاةُ الْخَوْفِ رَكْعَةً»
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Commentary
Manifestly, it appears that the prayer during traveling is two Rak'ahs in itself; four Rak'ahs cannot be offered. But the understanding is completely erroneous in the face of the Qur'an's noble Verses and other Ahādith or narrations. Had it been so, it would not have been called a shortened version (of prayer). Hence, this understanding is not reliable.