أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَيْهِ عَنْ يَعْلَی بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ لَيْسَ عَلَيْکُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنْ الصَّلَاةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَنْ يَفْتِنَکُمْ الَّذِينَ کَفَرُوا فَقَدْ أَمِنَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَجِبْتُ مِمَّا عَجِبْتَ مِنْهُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْکُمْ فَاقْبَلُوا صَدَقَتَهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1438
It was narrated that Ya’la bin Umayyah said: “I said to ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab ‘There is no sin on you if you shorten alah and if you fear that the disbelievers may put you in trial (attack you)’ But now the people are safe.’ ‘Umar said: ‘I wondered the same thing, so I asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about that and he said: This is a favor from Allah to you, so accept His favor.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020