How The Ṣalâh Was Made Obligatory
Darussalam · Volume 1
5. The Book Of ṢalâhSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٠٦٦)
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458. It was narrated that Umayyah bin ‘Abdullâh bin Khâlid bin Asîd said to Ibn ‘Umar: “How can the Ṣalâh be shortened as Allâh says: There is no sin on you if you shorten As-Ṣalâh (the prayer) if you are in fear.”[1] Ibn ‘Umar said: “O son of my brother! The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came to us when we had gone astray and he taught us. One of the things that he taught us was that Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, has commanded us to pray two Rak’ahs when traveling.” (Hasan)
457 - أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشُّعَيْثِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ: أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ كَيْفَ تَقْصُرُ الصَّلَاةَ؟ وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ}، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: «يَا ابْنَ أَخِي، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَانَا وَنَحْنُ ضُلَّالٌ فَعَلَّمَنَا، فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَنَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي السَّفَرِ» قَالَ الشُّعَيْثِيُّ: وَكَانَ الزُّهْرِيُّ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ
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The objection was that, in the Qur’ân, shortening of the prayer has been stated to be contingent upon one’s being in the state of fear, while the people had been shortening the prayer even without having been in the state of fear. ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Umar ﷺ gave a doctrinal answer that our Prophet’s ﷺ teaching for us is ultimate and fundamental. The true interpretation of the Glorious Qur’ân is the one the Prophet ﷺ made, because the Qur’ân was brought by him. He knew its true meaning. And the fact is that the Prophet ﷺ shortened his prayers on several occasions while traveling.