Hadith · Muwatta Malik

Hadith 344

Shortening the Prayer

Muwatta Malik · 344 Grade: Mauquf Sahih (Salim al-Hilali)

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ،

أَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ لَيَالٍ يَقْصُرُ الصَّلاَةَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَهَا مَعَ الإِمَامِ فَيُصَلِّيهَا بِصَلاَتِهِ .

Brief explanation

To be added, God willing

Benefits

To be added, God willing

English translation

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

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Reference: Muwatta Malik, Shortening the Prayer, hadith 344