حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ شُفَيٍّ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2160
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The people started asking about prayer when travelling. He said: When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) departed from his family, he would only pray two rak'ahs [in a prescribed four rak'ah] prayer until he came back to his family.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
