Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3034
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَاهُ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ : ( أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَنْ يَفْتِنَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ) وَقَدْ أَمِنَ النَّاسُ . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ عَجِبْتُ مِمَّا عَجِبْتَ مِنْهُ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوا صَدَقَتَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ya‘la ibn Umayyah reported: ‘I said to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, “Allah says, ‘When you travel through the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer, if you fear that those who disbelieve may harm you’ (Qur’an 4:101), yet people are safe.” ‘Umar replied, “I wondered about this just as you did, and I mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah.” He said, “It is a charity Allah has granted you, so accept His charity.”’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The hadith explains that shortening prayers while traveling remains a divine concession even when there is no immediate danger.