وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ ، قَالَ : بَلَغَنِي ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ النَّهَارِ ، الظُّهْرِ أَوِ الْعَصْرِ . فَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الشِّمَالَيْنِ : أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَمْ نَسِيتَ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ، وَمَا نَسِيتُ " ، فَقَالَ ذُو الشِّمَالَيْنِ : قَدْ كَانَ بَعْضُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، فَقَالَ :
" أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ ؟ " فَقَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَأَتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman that it reached me that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed two rak'ahs of either Zuhr or Asr and then said salam. Then Dhu al-Shimalayn, who was a man from Banu Zuhrah bin Kilab, said, "Has the prayer been shortened, O Messenger of Allah, or did you forget?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The prayer has not been shortened, nor did I forget." Dhu al-Shimalayn said, "Something did happen, O Messenger of Allah!" So the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned towards the people and said, "Is Dhu al-Yadayn speaking the truth?" The people said, "Yes." So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) completed the remainder of the prayer and then said salam.