[Machine] "To shorten the prayer if you fear" [4:101]. This means that people have already accepted it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "I am amazed at what you are amazed at. Allah has granted you a charity, so accept it."  

أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ} [النساء 101] فَقَدْ أَمِنَ النَّاسُ قَالَ عَجِبْتُ مِمَّا عَجِبْتَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوهَا»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two Rak'ahs in Mina, Abu Bakr prayed two Rak'ahs, Umar prayed two Rak'ahs, and Uthman prayed two Rak'ahs, leading from his position, and then completed them afterward.  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَعُمَرُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَعُثْمَانُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ صَدْرًا مِنْ إِمَارَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَمَّهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ»  

"I prayed Zuhr with the Prophet ﷺ in Al-Madinah, four Rak'ahs and 'Asr in Dhul-Hulaifah, two Rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 469)   

«صَلَّيْنَا الظُّهْرَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ four rak'ahs at the noon prayer at Medina and two rak'ahs at the afternoon prayer in Dhu al-Hulaifah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1202)   

عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ «صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا وَبِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] "The prayer was initially ordained with two units (rak'ahs). Then the prayer of travel (safar) was established with a shortened form, while the prayer of residence (hadar) was performed in its complete form." So I asked, "What was the reason for completing the prayer during travel?" He (Uthman) said, "It was interpreted (or understood) in this way as Uthman had also interpreted it."  

«إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ أَوَّلَ مَا فُرِضَتْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأُقِرَّتْ صَلَاةُ السَّفَرِ وَأُتِمَّتْ صَلَاةُ الْحَضَرِ» فَقُلْتُ مَا لَهَا كَانَتْ تُتِمُّ الصَّلَاةَ فِي السَّفَرِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهَا تَأَوَّلَتْ كَمَا تَأَوَّلَ عُثْمَانُ