حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ أَنَّ أَبَا مُعَاوِيَةَ وَحَفْصَ بْنَ غِيَاثٍ حَدَّثَاهُ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ أَتَمُّ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ صَلَّی عُثْمَانُ بِمِنًی أَرْبَعًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَمَعَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَمَعَ عُمَرَ رَکْعَتَيْنِ زَادَ عَنْ حَفْصٍ وَمَعَ عُثْمَانَ صَدْرًا مِنْ إِمَارَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَمَّهَا زَادَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقَتْ بِکُمْ الطُّرُقُ فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنْ لِي مِنْ أَرْبَعِ رَکَعَاتٍ رَکْعَتَيْنِ مُتَقَبَّلَتَيْنِ قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ فَحَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنُ قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَشْيَاخِهِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی أَرْبَعًا قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ عِبْتَ عَلَی عُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ أَرْبَعًا قَالَ الْخِلَافُ شَرٌّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1960
Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Zaid: Uthman prayed four rak'ahs at Mina. Abdullah (bin Masud) said: I prayed two rak'ahs along with the Prophet ﷺ and two rak'ahs along with Umar. The version of Hafs added: And along with Uthman during the early period of his caliphate. He (Uthman) began to offer complete prayer (i. e. four rak'ahs) later on. The version of Abu Muawiyah added: Then your modes of action varied. I would like to pray two rak'ahs acceptable to Allah instead of four rak'ahs. Al-Amash said: Muawiyah bin Qurrah reported to me from his teachers: Abdullah (bin Masud) once prayed four rak'ahs. He was told: You criticized Uthman but you yourself prayed four ? He replied: Dissension is evil.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020