Hadith 11

Sahih Bukhari

Book 18: Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)

Chapter 5

When a traveller leaves his original place, he can shorten his Salat (prayer)

باب يَقْصُرُ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِ

**Once 'Ali (bin Abi Talib) رضي الله عنه left (Kufa) and started shortening the Salat (prayers) although the houses (of Kufa) were in sight. On his return, he was told, "This is Kufa." (So that he would no longer shorten the Salat). He said, "No, [I will go on shortening the ​​
وَخَرَجَ عَلِيٌّ- عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ- فَقَصَرَ وَهْوَ يَرَى الْبُيُوتَ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قِيلَ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْكُوفَةُ. قَالَ لاَ حَتَّى نَدْخُلَهَا.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1090
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتِ الصَّلاَةُ أَوَّلُ مَا فُرِضَتْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأُقِرَّتْ صَلاَةُ السَّفَرِ، وَأُتِمَّتْ صَلاَةُ الْحَضَرِ‏.‏ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَقُلْتُ لِعُرْوَةَ مَا بَالُ عَائِشَةَ تُتِمُّ قَالَ تَأَوَّلَتْ مَا تَأَوَّلَ عُثْمَانُ‏.‏
`Aisha:

"When the prayers were first enjoined they were of two rak`at each. Later the prayer in a journey was kept as it was but the prayers for non-travelers were completed." Az-Zuhri said, "I asked `Urwa what made Aisha pray the full prayers (in journey)." He replied, "She did the same as `Uthman did."

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1

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2

'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr

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3

al-Zuhri ‎,

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'Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Musandi

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