حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَی بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فِي طَرِيقٍ قَالَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا رَکْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ فَرَأَی نَاسًا قِيَامًا فَقَالَ مَا يَصْنَعُ هَؤُلَائِ قُلْتُ يُسَبِّحُونَ قَالَ لَوْ کُنْتُ مُسَبِّحًا أَتْمَمْتُ صَلَاتِي يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِنِّي صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَی رَکْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّی قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَصَحِبْتُ أَبَا بَکْرٍ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَی رَکْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّی قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَصَحِبْتُ عُمَرَ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَی رَکْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّی قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی وَصَحِبْتُ عُثْمَانَ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَی رَکْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّی قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی وَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَقَدْ کَانَ لَکُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1223
Narrated Hafs bin Asim: I accompanied Ibn Umar on the way (on a journey). He led us in two rak'ah's of (the noon) prayer. Then he proceeded and saw some people standing. He asked: What are they doing ? I replied: They are glorifying Allah (i. e. offering supererogatory prayer). He said: If I had offered the supererogatory prayer (while travelling), I would have completed prayer, my cousin. I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the journey, he did not pray more than two raka'at until his death. I also accompanied Abu Bakr, and he prayed two raka'at and nothing more until he died. I also accompanied Umar, and he prayed two raka'at and nothing more until he died. I also accompanied Uthman, and he prayed two raka'at and nothing more until he died. Indeed Allah, the Exalted, said: "Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020