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Abu Dawood: Hadith 1202

4. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey

سنن أبي داود

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When Should The Traveler Shorten The Prayer ?

باب مَتَى يُقْصِرُ الْمُسَافِرُ

1202
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْهُنَائِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنْ قَصْرِ الصَّلاَةِ، فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَرَجَ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَمْيَالٍ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةِ فَرَاسِخَ - شُعْبَةُ شَكَّ - يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏
Narrated Yahya b. Yazid al-Hannani:
I asked Anas b. Malik about the shortening of the prayer (while travelling). He said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out on a journey of three miles or three farsakh (the narrator Shu'bah doubted), he used to pray two rak'ahs.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1201
In-book : Book 4, Hadith 4
English translation : Book 4, Hadith 1197
Abu Dawood: Hadith 1202 (Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey)