Hadith 87

Sahih Muslim

Book 6: The Book of Prayer - Travellers

Chapter 12

It is recommended to pray two rak`ah in the masjid for one who has come from a journey, when he first arrives

باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ لِمَنْ قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ أَوَّلَ قُدُومِهِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 715b
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَارِبٍ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ اشْتَرَى مِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعِيرًا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَأُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) bought a camel from me. When he came back to Medina, he ordered me to come to the mosque and observed two rak'ahs of prayer.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Jabir ibn 'Abdullah

جابر بن عبد الله بن عمرو السلمي الأنصاري

1,575 narrations

follower
2

Maharab bin Dithar

محارب بن دثار

62 narrations

successor
3

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
4

Mua'dh bin Mua'dh bin Nsr

معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

218 narrations

3rd Generation
5

'Ubaidullah bin Mua'dh

عبيد الله بن معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

211 narrations