Hadith #516
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ عَنْ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ انْطُلِقَ بِنَا إِلَى الشَّامِ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ لِيَفْرِضَ لَنَا فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ
وَكُنَّا بِفَجِّ النَّاقَةِ صَلَّى بِنَا الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَدَخَلَ فُسْطَاطَهُ وَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ يُضِيفُونَ إِلَى رَكْعَتَيْهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ أُخْرَيَيْنِ قَالَ فَقَالَ قَبَّحَ اللَّهُ الْوُجُوهَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَصَابَتْ السُّنَّةَ وَلَا قَبِلَتْ الرُّخْصَةَ فَأَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَقْوَامًا يَتَعَمَّقُونَ فِي الدِّينِ يَمْرُقُونَ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنْ الرَّمِيَّةِ
Isnad Chain
حسين بن محمد
أنس بن مالك
English Translation
Husayn ibn Muhammad narrated to us, Khalaf narrated to us, from Hafs, from Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) who said: We were taken to al-Sham, to 'Abd al-Malik (the Caliph), and we were forty men from the Ansar, so that he might assign us stipends. When he returned and we were at Dhu al-Hulayfah, Anas led them in the Dhuhr prayer, praying two rak'ahs. Then he entered his tent and the people prayed four rak'ahs. He said: 'What is this?' They said: 'You prayed two rak'ahs.' He said: 'Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do the same on his journeys.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 516
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12154
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48544