Hadith 1435

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ : إِنَّا نَجِدُ صَلَاةَ الْحَضَرِ وَصَلَاةَ الْخَوْفِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ ، وَلَا نَجِدُ صَلَاةَ السَّفَرِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ , فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : " يَا ابْنَ أَخِي , إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَعَثَ إِلَيْنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَا نَعْلَمُ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّمَا نَفْعَلُ كَمَا رَأَيْنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُ " .
´It was narrated from Umayyah bin 'Abdullah bin Khalid that:` He said to 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: "We find (mention of) prayer when one is at home (i.e., not traveling) and prayer at times of fear in the Qur'an, but we do not find any mention in the Qur'an of prayer when traveling. Ibn Umar said to him: 'O son of my brother, Allah (SWT) send Muhammad (ﷺ) to us when we did not know anything, and all we should do is to do that which we saw Muhammad (ﷺ) doing.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب تقصير الصلاة فى السفر / 1435
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «انظر حدیث رقم: 458 (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1435. Commentary: We also accept the Noble Qur’an only on the affirmation of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam); therefore, the real authority lies with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Whatever he declares is binding upon us, whether it is found in the Noble Qur’an or not. The method of performing prayer (salah) is not mentioned in the Noble Qur’an, nor is the number of prayers and similar details specified. When we accept these matters despite their absence from the Noble Qur’an, then we should also accept the shortening of prayer during travel (qasr al-safar), because this too is explicitly established from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), both in word and in deed. Further details have already been discussed previously.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1435