Muwatta Imam Malik — Shortening the Prayer

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab, when he went to Makka, used to lead them in prayer and do two rakas and then say, "People of Makka,complete the prayer, we are a group travelling

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم بن عبد الله، عن ابيه، ان عمر بن الخطاب، كان اذا قدم مكة صلى بهم ركعتين ثم يقول يا اهل مكة اتموا صلاتكم فانا قوم سفر

Yahya related the same as that to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father from Umar ibn al-Khattab

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، عن ابيه، عن عمر بن الخطاب، مثل ذلك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to pray four rakas behind the imam at Mina, and when he prayed by himself he would pray two rakas

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يصلي وراء الامام بمنى اربعا فاذا صلى لنفسه صلى ركعتين

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Safwan said, "Abdullah ibn Umar used to come and visit Abdullah ibn Safwan and he would pray two rakas with us, and when he went away we would stand and complete the prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن صفوان، انه قال جاء عبد الله بن عمر يعود عبد الله بن صفوان فصلى لنا ركعتين ثم انصرف فقمنا فاتممنا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar never used to pray anything with the fard prayer, either before it or after it, while travelling, except in the depths of the night. He would pray on the ground or on his mount, whichever way it was facing

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن نافع، عن عبد الله بن عمر، انه لم يكن يصلي مع صلاة الفريضة في السفر شييا قبلها ولا بعدها الا من جوف الليل فانه كان يصلي على الارض وعلى راحلته حيث توجهت

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Urwa ibn az-Zubayr and Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar Rahman used to pray nawafil when travelling. Yahya said that Malik was asked about voluntary prayers when travelling and he said, "There is no harm in them, either at night or during the day. I have heard that some of the people of knowledge used to do that

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان القاسم بن محمد، وعروة بن الزبير، وابا، بكر بن عبد الرحمن كانوا يتنفلون في السفر . قال يحيى وسيل مالك عن النافلة في السفر فقال لا باس بذلك بالليل والنهار وقد بلغني ان بعض اهل العلم كان يفعل ذلك

Yahya related to me that Malik said, "I have heard from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to see his son, Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, doing voluntary prayers on a journey,and he would not disapprove of it

وحدثني عن مالك، قال بلغني عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يرى ابنه عبيد الله بن عبد الله يتنفل في السفر فلا ينكر عليه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini from Abu'l-Hubab Said ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Umar said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praying on a donkey while heading towards Khaybar

وحدثني عن مالك، عن عمرو بن يحيى المازني، عن ابي الحباب، سعيد بن يسار عن عبد الله بن عمر، انه قال رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي وهو على حمار وهو متوجه الى خيبر

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever way it was facing. Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "Abdullah ibn Umar would also do that

وحدثني عن مالك، عن عبد الله بن دينار، عن عبد الله بن عمر، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يصلي على راحلته في السفر حيث توجهت به . قال عبد الله بن دينار وكان عبد الله بن عمر يفعل ذلك

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik on a journey praying on a donkey facing away from the qibla. He did the raka and the sajda by motioning with his head, without putting his face on anything

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، قال رايت انس بن مالك في السفر وهو يصلي على حمار وهو متوجه الى غير القبلة يركع ويسجد ايماء من غير ان يضع وجهه على شىء

Yahya related to me from Malik from Musa ibn Maysara from Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, that Umm Hani bint Abi Talib told him that in the year of the conquest the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed eight rakas, covering himself with one garment

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن موسى بن ميسرة، عن ابي مرة، مولى عقيل بن ابي طالب ان ام هاني بنت ابي طالب، اخبرته ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى عام الفتح ثماني ركعات ملتحفا في ثوب واحد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, told him that he had heard Umm Hani bint Abi Talib say, "I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of the conquest and found him doing ghusl while his daughter Fatima, was screening him with a garment. I said to him, 'Peace be upon you' and he said, 'Who is that?' I replied, 'Umm Hani bint Abi Talib,' and he said, 'Welcome, Umm Hani!' When he had finished his ghusl, he stood and prayed eight rakas, covering himself with one garment, and then came away. I said, 'Messenger of Allah, the son of my mother, AIi, says that he is determined to kill so-and-so, son of Hubayra, a man I have placed under my protection.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'We give protection to whoever you have given protection to, Umm Hani.' " Umm Hani related that this incident happened in the morning

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي النضر، مولى عمر بن عبيد الله ان ابا مرة، مولى عقيل بن ابي طالب اخبره انه، سمع ام هاني بنت ابي طالب، تقول ذهبت الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عام الفتح فوجدته يغتسل وفاطمة ابنته تستره بثوب - قالت - فسلمت عليه فقال " من هذه " . فقلت ام هاني بنت ابي طالب . فقال " مرحبا بام هاني " . فلما فرغ من غسله قام فصلى ثماني ركعات ملتحفا في ثوب واحد ثم انصرف فقلت يا رسول الله زعم ابن امي علي انه قاتل رجلا اجرته فلان بن هبيرة . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " قد اجرنا من اجرت يا ام هاني " . قالت ام هاني وذلك ضحى

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I never once saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, doing the voluntary prayer of duha, but I myself do it. Sometimes the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would refrain from a practice that he loved to do, fearing that people would do the same and it would become fard for them

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن عروة بن الزبير، عن عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انها قالت ما رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي سبحة الضحى قط واني لاسبحها وان كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليدع العمل وهو يحب ان يعمله خشية ان يعمل به الناس فيفرض عليهم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from A'isha that she used to pray duha with eight rakas, and she would say, "I would never stop doing them even if my parents were to be brought back to life

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، عن عايشة، انها كانت تصلي الضحى ثماني ركعات ثم تقول لو نشر لي ابواى ما تركتهن

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Anas ibn Malik that his grandmother, Mulayka, invited the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for food and he ate some of it. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Get up and I will lead you in prayer." Anas said, "I stood up and took a woven mat belonging to us that had become black through long use and sprinkled it with water, and the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stood on it. The orphan and I formed a row behind him, and the old woman stood behind us. He prayed two rakas with us and then left

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن اسحاق بن عبد الله بن ابي طلحة، عن انس بن مالك، ان جدته، مليكة دعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لطعام فاكل منه ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " قوموا فلاصلي لكم " . قال انس فقمت الى حصير لنا قد اسود من طول ما لبس فنضحته بماء فقام عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وصففت انا واليتيم وراءه والعجوز من وراينا فصلى لنا ركعتين ثم انصرف

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba said, "I visited Umar ibn al-Khattab just before noon and found him praying a voluntary prayer. So I stood behind him, but he pulled me nearer and put me next to him, on his right hand side, and then Yarfa came and I moved back and we formed a row behind him

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة، انه قال دخلت على عمر بن الخطاب بالهاجرة فوجدته يسبح فقمت وراءه فقربني حتى جعلني حذاءه عن يمينه فلما جاء يرفا تاخرت فصففنا وراءه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Abd ar- Rahman ibn Abi Said al-Khudri from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not let anyone pass in front of you when you are praying. Repel him as much as you can, and, if he refuses, fight him, for he is only a shaytan

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، عن عبد الرحمن بن ابي سعيد الخدري، عن ابيه، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " اذا كان احدكم يصلي فلا يدع احدا يمر بين يديه وليدراه ما استطاع فان ابى فليقاتله فانما هو شيطان

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah from Busr ibn Said that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani sent him to Abu Juhaym to ask him what he had heard from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about passing in front of someone praying. Abu Juhaym said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If the one who passes in front of a man praying knew what he was bringing upon himself it would be better for him to stop for forty than to pass in front of him.' " Abu'n-Nadr said, "I do not know whether he said forty days or months or years

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي النضر، مولى عمر بن عبيد الله عن بسر بن سعيد، ان زيد بن خالد الجهني، ارسله الى ابي جهيم يساله ماذا سمع من، رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في المار بين يدى المصلي فقال ابو جهيم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لو يعلم المار بين يدى المصلي ماذا عليه لكان ان يقف اربعين خيرا له من ان يمر بين يديه " . قال ابو النضر لا ادري اقال اربعين يوما او شهرا او سنة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Kab al-Ahbar said, "If the person who passed in front of a man praying knew what he was bringing on himself, it would be better for him to sink into the ground than to pass in front of him

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، عن عطاء بن يسار، ان كعب الاحبار، قال لو يعلم المار بين يدى المصلي ماذا عليه لكان ان يخسف به خيرا له من ان يمر بين يديه

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar used to disapprove of passing in front of women while they were praying

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يكره ان يمر، بين ايدي النساء وهن يصلين