حَدَّثَنِي عَبْد اللَّهِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي السَّفَرِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ شُفَيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُمْ جَعَلُوا يَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنْ الصَّلَاةِ فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ لَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2575
It was narrated from lbn 'Abbas (RA) that they started asking him about prayer whilst travelling. Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: When the Prophet (PBUH) departed from his family, he would pray no more than two rnk'nhs until he returned.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020