Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
ibnmajah:1400Abū Bakr b. Khalāad al-Bāhilī > Abū al-Walīd > Sharīk > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUṣm Abū ʿUlwān > Ibn ʿAbbās > Umir Nabiyyukum ﷺ Bikhamsīn Ṣalāh Fanāzal Rabbakum

“Your Prophet ﷺ was enjoined to do fifty prayers but he returned to your Lord to make (i.e., reduce) them to five prayers.”  

ابن ماجة:١٤٠٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُصْمٍ أَبِي عُلْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

أُمِرَ نَبِيُّكُمْ ﷺ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فَنَازَلَ رَبَّكُمْ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Aḥmad
ahmad:2890Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Sharīk > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUṣm > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] I heard Ibn Abbas saying, "Your Prophet ﷺ was commanded to perform fifty prayers. He then asked his Lord, and He made it five prayers."  

أحمد:٢٨٩٠حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُصْمٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ أُمِرَ نَبِيُّكُمْ ﷺ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاةً فَسَأَلَ رَبَّهُ فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ