6/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 694e — No Sunnah After Qasr
Shortening the prayer in Mina
Qasr Prayer Hadith: Ibn 'Umar and Two Rak'ahs at Mina
Sahih Muslim : 694e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 694e
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ خُبَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، سَمِعَ حَفْصَ بْنَ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِنًى صَلاَةَ الْمُسَافِرِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ ثَمَانِيَ سِنِينَ أَوْ قَالَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ . قَالَ حَفْصٌ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّي بِمِنًى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي فِرَاشَهُ . فَقُلْتُ أَىْ عَمِّ لَوْ صَلَّيْتَ بَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ . قَالَ لَوْ فَعَلْتُ لأَتْمَمْتُ الصَّلاَةَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said in Mina the prayer of a traveller (short prayer); Abu Bakr and 'Umar did the same and 'Uthmia did it for eight years or six years. Hafs (one of the narrators) said: Ibn 'Umar would also say two rak'ahs at Mina and then go to bed. I said to him: O uncle, I wish you could have said two rak'ahs (of Sunnah prayer after shortening the Fard prayer). He said: Were I to do that, I would have completed the prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 694eIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 25USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1481
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 694e
This Hadith speaks about qasr prayer in a direct and practical way. Ibn 'Umar reports that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed the traveller's prayer in Mina. Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman are also mentioned in relation to this practice for a number of years. Hafs then reports that Ibn 'Umar would pray two rak'ahs at Mina and go to bed. When Hafs asked why he did not pray two more rak'ahs after it, Ibn 'Umar replied that if he did that, he would have completed the prayer. The main lesson is tied to the specific action in the narration: Ibn 'Umar kept the prayer at two rak'ahs and did not add two after it in that setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The traveller's prayer at Mina is reported as two rak'ahs.
- Ibn 'Umar personally prayed two rak'ahs at Mina.
- He did not add two more after it in this report.
- His answer shows care in keeping the prayer as he understood it.
