حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الطُّوسِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَعْقُوبُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبِي ، عَنْ
ابْنِ إِسْحَاق ، حَدَّثَنِي
نَافِعٌ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " حِينَ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ حَجَّتِهِ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَأَنَاخَ عَلَى بَابِ مَسْجِدِهِ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَهُ فَرَكَعَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ " ، قَالَ نَافِعٌ : فَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ كَذَلِكَ يَصْنَعُ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived from his hajj, he entered Madina, and made (his camel) kneel down at the gate of his mosque; and he entered it and offered two rak'ahs of prayer; he then returned to his home. Nafi said: Ibn Umar also used to do so.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is recommended (mustahabb) that when a person returns from a journey, he should first pray two units (rak‘ahs) in the mosque, and then go home—especially upon returning from jihad, Hajj, or ‘Umrah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2782