6/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 686b — Shortening Prayer Confirmed Again
The travelers’ prayer and shortening it
Shortening Prayer Hadith: A Repeated Report on Allah's Charity
Sahih Muslim : 686b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 686b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَيْهِ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ إِدْرِيسَ .
Ya'la b. Umayya reported: I said to 'Umar b. al-Khattab, and the rest of the hadlth is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 686bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1462
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 686b
This narration is brief, but it is still important for the topic of qasr prayer. Ya'la b. Umayya reports the same meaning as the previous narration: the question was raised to 'Umar about shortening prayer, and the answer from the Messenger of Allah was that it is a charity from Allah, so it should be accepted. Since the text says the rest of the Hadith is the same, the focus remains on travel prayer and the allowance to shorten it. The value of this report is that it supports the same teaching through another chain. For readers searching for the travel prayer concession, the message stays simple: accept the ease Allah has given.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the same report about qasr prayer.
- Shortening prayer is described as a charity from Allah.
- The Hadith points to accepting Allah's ease in worship.
- Repeated narrations help preserve the same teaching.
