سُئِلَ مَالِك، عَنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، كَيْفَ صَلَاتُهُمْ بِعَرَفَةَ، أَرَكْعَتَانِ أَمْ أَرْبَعٌ ؟ وَكَيْفَ بِأَمِيرِ الْحَاجِّ، إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ؟ أَيُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ، وَالْعَصْرَ بِعَرَفَةَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ؟ وَكَيْفَ صَلَاةُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فِي إِقَامَتِهِمْ ؟ فَقَالَ مَالِك : يُصَلِّي أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ، بِعَرَفَةَ، وَمِنًى مَا أَقَامُوا بِهِمَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْصُرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ، حَتَّى يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى مَكَّةَ، قَالَ : وَأَمِيرُ الْحَاجِّ أَيْضًا، إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، قَصَرَ الصَّلَاةَ بِعَرَفَةَ وَأَيَّامَ مِنًى ۔
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: Should the people of Mecca perform four rak'ahs or two rak'ahs in Arafat? And if the Amir al-Hajj is also a resident of Mecca, should he perform four rak'ahs or two rak'ahs of Zuhr and Asr in Arafat? And while the people of Mecca are staying in Mina, should they shorten the prayers or not? He replied: The people of Mecca, as long as they are in Mina and Arafat, should perform two rak'ahs and continue to shorten the prayers until they return to Mecca, and if the Amir al-Hajj is a resident of Mecca, he should also shorten the prayers in Arafah and Mina.