Muwatta Imam Malik — Shortening the Prayer

Yahya related to me from Malik from Da'ud ibn al-Husayn from al- Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, joined dhuhr and asr on his journey to Tabuk

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن داود بن الحصين، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يجمع بين الظهر والعصر في سفره الى تبوك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki from Abu't-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila that Muadh ibn Jabal told him that they went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of Tabuk, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, joined dhuhr with asr and maghrib with isha. Muadh said, "One day he delayed the prayer, and then came out and prayed dhuhr and asr together. Then he said, 'Tomorrow you will come, insha' llah, to the spring of Tabuk. But you will not get there until well into the morning. No one who arrives should touch any of its water until I come.' We came to it and two men had got to it before us and the spring was dripping with a little water. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked them, 'Have you touched any of its water?' They said, 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, reviled them and said what Allah wished him to say. Then they took water with their hands from the spring little by little until it had been collected in something. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, washed his face and hands in it. Then he put it back into the spring and the spring flowed with an abundance of water and the people drew water from it. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If you live long enough, Muadh, you will soon see this place filled with gardens

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزبير المكي، عن ابي الطفيل، عامر بن واثلة ان معاذ بن جبل، اخبره انهم، خرجوا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عام تبوك فكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يجمع بين الظهر والعصر والمغرب والعشاء - قال - فاخر الصلاة يوما ثم خرج فصلى الظهر والعصر جميعا ثم دخل ثم خرج فصلى المغرب والعشاء جميعا ثم قال " انكم ستاتون غدا ان شاء الله عين تبوك وانكم لن تاتوها حتى يضحى النهار فمن جاءها فلا يمس من مايها شييا حتى اتي " . فجيناها وقد سبقنا اليها رجلان والعين تبض بشىء من ماء فسالهما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " هل مسستما من مايها شييا " . فقالا نعم . فسبهما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال لهما ما شاء الله ان يقول ثم غرفوا بايديهم من العين قليلا قليلا حتى اجتمع في شىء ثم غسل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فيه وجهه ويديه ثم اعاده فيها فجرت العين بماء كثير فاستقى الناس ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يوشك يا معاذ ان طالت بك حياة ان ترى ها هنا قد ملي جنانا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to join maghrib and isha together when it was urgent to travel

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا عجل به السير يجمع بين المغرب والعشاء

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zubayr al-Makki from Said ibn Jubayr that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed dhuhr and asr together and maghrib and isha together, and not out of fear nor because of travelling

حدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزبير المكي، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن عبد الله بن عباس، انه قال صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الظهر والعصر جميعا والمغرب والعشاء جميعا في غير خوف ولا سفر

(with regards to above) Malik said, "I believe that was during rain." Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to join the prayer along with the amirs if they joined maghrib and isha in the rain

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان اذا جمع الامراء بين المغرب والعشاء في المطر جمع معهم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that he had asked Salim ibn Abdullah, "Can you join dhuhr and asr when travelling?" He said, "Yes, there is no harm in that. Haven't you seen the people pray on Arafa?

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، انه سال سالم بن عبد الله هل يجمع بين الظهر والعصر في السفر فقال نعم لا باس بذلك الم تر الى صلاة الناس بعرفة

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Husain used to say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would join dhuhr and asr if he wished to travel the same day, and he would join maghrib and isha if he wished to travel the same night

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه عن علي بن حسين، انه كان يقول كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا اراد ان يسير يومه جمع بين الظهر والعصر واذا اراد ان يسير ليله جمع بين المغرب والعشاء

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from a man of the family of Khalid ibn Asid that he said to Abdullah ibn Umar, "Abu Abd ar-Rahman, we find the fear prayer and the prayer when settled mentioned in the Qur'an, but we do not find any mention of the travelling prayer in it." Ibn Umar said, "Son of my brother! Allah the Mighty and Majestic sent us Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and we know nothing. We only do as we saw him doing

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن رجل، من ال خالد بن اسيد انه سال عبد الله بن عمر فقال يا ابا عبد الرحمن انا نجد صلاة الخوف وصلاة الحضر في القران ولا نجد صلاة السفر فقال ابن عمر يا ابن اخي ان الله عز وجل بعث الينا محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم ولا نعلم شييا فانما نفعل كما رايناه يفعل

Yahya related to me from Malik from Salih ibn Kaysan from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The prayer was prescribed as two rakas, both when settled and when travelling. Then the travelling prayer was kept as it was, and an increase was made in the prayer when settled

وحدثني عن مالك، عن صالح بن كيسان، عن عروة بن الزبير، عن عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انها قالت فرضت الصلاة ركعتين ركعتين في الحضر والسفر فاقرت صلاة السفر وزيد في صلاة الحضر

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he said to Salim ibn Abdullah, "What is the latest you have seen your father delay maghrib while on a journey?" and Salim replied, "One time the sun set when we were at Dhat al-Jaysh and he prayed maghrib at al- Aqiq

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، انه قال لسالم بن عبد الله ما اشد ما رايت اباك اخر المغرب في السفر فقال سالم غربت الشمس ونحن بذات الجيش فصلى المغرب بالعقيق

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, shortened the prayer when he left for hajj or umra at Dhu'l Hulayfa

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان اذا خرج حاجا او معتمرا قصر الصلاة بذي الحليفة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that his father rode to Rim and shortened the prayer on the journey. Malik said, "That was about four mail-stages." (approximately forty-eight miles)

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم بن عبد الله، عن ابيه، انه ركب الى ريم فقصر الصلاة في مسيره ذلك . قال مالك وذلك نحو من اربعة برد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar rode to Dhat an-Nusub and shortened the prayer on the journey. Malik said, "There are four mail-stages between Dhat an-Nusub and Madina

حدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، عن سالم بن عبد الله، ان عبد الله بن عمر، ركب الى ذات النصب فقصر الصلاة في مسيره ذلك . قال مالك وبين ذات النصب والمدينة اربعة برد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar that he used to travel to Khaybar and he would shorten the prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر، انه كان يسافر الى خيبر فيقصر الصلاة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to shorten the prayer when he travelled for a whole day

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم بن عبد الله، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يقصر الصلاة في مسيره اليوم التام

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that he used to travel one mail-stage with Ibn Umar, and he would not shorten the prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، انه كان يسافر مع ابن عمر البريد فلا يقصر الصلاة

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Abbas used to shorten the prayer when he travelled a distance equivalent to that between Makka and Ta'if, and that between Makka and Usfan and that between Makka and Jedda. Malik said, "That is four mail-stages, and to me that is the most preferable distance for shortening the prayer." Malik said, "Someone who intends to travel does not shorten the prayer until he has left the houses of the village. And he does not do it in full until he comes to the first houses of the village, or is nearby

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان عبد الله بن عباس، كان يقصر الصلاة في مثل ما بين مكة والطايف وفي مثل ما بين مكة وعسفان وفي مثل ما بين مكة وجدة . قال مالك وذلك اربعة برد وذلك احب ما تقصر الى فيه الصلاة . قال مالك لا يقصر الذي يريد السفر الصلاة حتى يخرج من بيوت القرية ولا يتم حتى يدخل اول بيوت القرية او يقارب ذلك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "I pray the prayerof a traveller as long as I am undecided whether to remain somewhere or not, even if I am detained for twelve nights

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم بن عبد الله، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يقول اصلي صلاة المسافر ما لم اجمع مكثا وان حبسني ذلك اثنتى عشرة ليلة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Ibn Umar stayed in Makka for ten nights, shortening the prayer, except when he prayed it behind an imam, in which case he followed the imam's prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان ابن عمر، اقام بمكة عشر ليال يقصر الصلاة الا ان يصليها مع الامام فيصليها بصلاته

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ata al-Khurasani that he heard Said ibn al Musayyab say, "A traveller who has decided to remain somewhere for four nights does the prayer in full." Malik said, "That is what I prefer most out of what I have heard." Malik when asked about the prayer of a prisoner, said, "It is the same as the prayer of a person who remains in one place, except if he is travelling

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن عطاء الخراساني، انه سمع سعيد بن المسيب، قال من اجمع اقامة اربع ليال وهو مسافر اتم الصلاة . قال مالك وذلك احب ما سمعت الى . وسيل مالك عن صلاة الاسير فقال مثل صلاة المقيم الا ان يكون مسافرا