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ahmad:3268Marwān b. Muʿāwiyah > Ḥumayd b. ʿAlī al-ʿUqaylī > al-Ḍaḥḥāk b. Muzāḥim > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units of prayer when he traveled, and he prayed four units of prayer when he stayed. Ibn Abbas said, "Whoever prays four units of prayer during travel is like the one who prays two units of prayer when staying." And Ibn Abbas also said, "He did not shorten the prayer except once, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units of prayer and the people prayed one unit after another."  

أحمد:٣٢٦٨حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ سَافَرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَحِينَ أَقَامَ أَرْبَعًا قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَنْ صَلَّى فِي السَّفَرِ أَرْبَعًا كَمَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْحَضَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَمْ يَقْصُرِ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَيْثُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّى النَّاسُ رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةً  


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ahmad:2262Marwān b. Muʿāwiyah al-Fazārī > Ḥumayd b. ʿAlī al-ʿUqaylī > al-Ḍaḥḥāk b. Muzāḥim > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units when he traveled and four units when he stayed. Ibn Abbas said, "Whoever prays four units of prayer while traveling is like one who prays two units while in a settled residence." He also said, "The prayer is not shortened except once, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units and the people prayed one unit each."  

أحمد:٢٢٦٢حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ سَافَرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَحِينَ أَقَامَ أَرْبَعًا قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَنْ صَلَّى فِي السَّفَرِ أَرْبَعًا كَمَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْحَضَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَمْ تُقْصَرِ الصَّلاةُ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَيْثُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّى النَّاسُ رَكْعَةً رَكْعَةً