Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1065

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَيْهِ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قُلْتُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَنْ يَفْتِنَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَقَدْ أَمِنَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ عَجِبْتُ مِمَّا عَجِبْتَ مِنْهُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ، فَاقْبَلُوا صَدَقَتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Idris narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from Ibn Abi Ammar, from Abdullah ibn Babayh, from Yala ibn Umayyah, who said: I asked Umar ibn al-Khattab about the verse, “There is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer if you fear that those who disbelieve may harm you,” even though the people were secure. He said: I wondered about it just as you did, so I asked the Messenger of Allah about it. He said: “It is a charity that Allah has bestowed upon you, so accept His charity.”