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Sunan Abi Dawud 1230 (Book 4, Hadith 33) #21522
Shortening Prayers During Long Stays

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stayed in Mecca for either 17 or 19 days and shortened his prayer during that time.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah had a stop of seventeen days in Mecca and he shortened the prayer (ie prayed two rak'ahs at each time of prayer). Ibn Abbas said: He who stays seventeen days should shorten the prayer; and who stays more than that should offer complete prayer. Abu Dawud said: The other version transmitted by Ibn 'Abbas through a different chain adds: He (the Prophet) had a stop of nineteen days (in Mecca).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، - الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقَامَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ بِمَكَّةَ يَقْصُرُ الصَّلاَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَمَنْ أَقَامَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قَصَرَ وَمَنْ أَقَامَ أَكْثَرَ أَتَمَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَقَامَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ

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prayer  *  shortening  *  stay

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your obligations even when you are away from home; Take care of yourself while travelling; Do not overburden yourself with too many tasks at once; Offer Qasr Salat if you are staying somewhere for a long period of time.

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas tells us that the Prophet Muhammad stayed in Mecca for either 17 or 19 days and shortened his prayer during that time. This is known as Qasr Salat which means to shorten the prayer when one is staying somewhere for a long period of time. This practice was done by the Prophet himself so it is an important part of Islamic tradition. It teaches us to be mindful of our obligations even when we are away from home and not let them slip away from us due to our busy lives. It also shows us how important it is to take care of ourselves while travelling and not overburden ourselves with too many tasks at once.

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