سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب صلاة السفرPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey
باب إِذَا أَقَامَ بِأَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ يَقْصُرُChapter: If He Encamps In Enemy Territory, He Shortens The Prayer.
Hadith 1235
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " أَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِتَبُوكَ عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا يَقْصُرُ الصَّلَاةَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : غَيْرُ مَعْمَرٍ لَا يُسْنِدُهُ .
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed at Tabuk twenty days; he shortened the prayer (during his stay). Abu Dawud said: No one narrates this tradition with continuous chain except Mamar.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1235. Commentary:
When the mujahideen are at the borders in a state of war or there is a danger of war, they should perform shortened (qasr) prayers... no matter how long this period lasts. However, when there is neither a state of war at the borders nor any fear of war from the enemies, then it is not correct for the stationed soldiers and mujahideen at the border to continue performing shortened (qasr) prayers permanently.
When the mujahideen are at the borders in a state of war or there is a danger of war, they should perform shortened (qasr) prayers... no matter how long this period lasts. However, when there is neither a state of war at the borders nor any fear of war from the enemies, then it is not correct for the stationed soldiers and mujahideen at the border to continue performing shortened (qasr) prayers permanently.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1235
