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Sahih Bukhari: Hadith 396

8. Prayers (Salat)

صحيح البخاري

10/31 Chapter:

Superiority of the Fajr (early morning) prayer in congregation.

باب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ

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Sahih Bukhari
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ الْفَرِيضَةَ نَزَلَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ‏.‏
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding on his mount (Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the compulsory prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 400
In-book : Book 8, Hadith 51
USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 393  (deprecated)