حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ لَمَّا اتَّخَذَ عُثْمَانُ الْأَمْوَالَ بِالطَّائِفِ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ بِهَا صَلَّی أَرْبَعًا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِهِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1963
Narrated Az-Zuhri: When Uthman placed his property at at-Taif and intended to settle there, he prayed four rak'ahs. The rulers after him followed the same practice.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020