Hadith 44

Sahih Muslim

Book 6: The Book of Prayer - Travellers

Chapter 4

It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers atop one’s mount when travelling, no matter what direction it is facing

باب جَوَازِ صَلاَةِ النَّافِلَةِ عَلَى الدَّابَّةِ فِي السَّفَرِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 700d
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، وَابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي كُلُّهُمْ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُبَارَكٍ وَابْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ ثُمَّ تَلاَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ ‏{‏ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ‏}‏ وَقَالَ فِي هَذَا نَزَلَتْ ‏.‏
This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters and in the one narrated by Ibn Mubarak and Ibn Abu Za'ida (these words are narrated). Ibn 'Umar then recited:

" Whether you turn thither is Allah's face," and it was revealed in this context.

Chain of Narrators

3rd Generation
1

Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Numayr

محمد بن عبد الله بن نمير

563 narrations

successor
2

Yahya bin Zakaria bin Abi Zaida

يحيى بن زكريا بن أبي زائدة

101 narrations

successor
3

'Abdullah bin Mubarak

عبد الله بن المبارك

716 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' -

محمد بن العلاء أبو كريب

782 narrations