6/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 693c — Two Rak'ahs on the Hajj Journey
The travelers’ prayer and shortening it
Hajj Travel Prayer Hadith: Two Rak'ahs from Medina
Sahih Muslim : 693c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 693c
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ .
Yahya b. Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
I heard Anas b. Malik say: We went out for Pilgrimage from Medina. The rest is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 693cIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 19USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1475
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 693c
This narration gives the same travel prayer report with one added wording: Yahya b. Abu Ishaq heard Anas say that they went out from Medina for Pilgrimage. Then the rest is the same. This means the focus remains on the journey prayer described in the related wording: the Messenger of Allah prayed two rak'ahs during the journey until the return, and the stay in Mecca was reported as ten days in the fuller narration. The key term for readers is hajj travel prayer hadith, but the explanation should not add Hajj rulings not stated here. The Hadith only mentions going out for Pilgrimage and then points back to the same qasr prayer report.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version mentions going out from Medina for Pilgrimage.
- It points back to the same report of two rak'ahs in travel.
- The narration keeps the prayer focus on the journey.
- The Hadith teaches careful attention to wording differences.
