Prayer During Travel
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 59
وَ مَا رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ اَلْبَرْقِيُّ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَنْ نَفَرْتُ مِنْ مِنًى نَوَيْتُ اَلْمُقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَتْمَمْتُ اَلصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي خَبَرٌ مِنَ اَلْمَنْزِلِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ بُدّاً مِنَ اَلْمَصِيرِ إِلَى اَلْمَنْزِلِ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ أُتِمُّ أَمْ أُقَصِّرُ وَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ اَلْقِصَّةَ فَقَالَ لِيَ «اِرْجِعْ إِلَى اَلتَّقْصِيرِ».
It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi from Hamza ibn Abdullah al-Ja'fari who said: “When I departed from Mina, I intended to stay in Mecca, so I completed the prayer. Then news came to me from my home, and I found that I had no choice but to return. I was uncertain whether to continue completing my prayers or to shorten them. At that time, Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام was in Mecca, so I approached him and explained the situation.” Imam عليه السلام said to me: "Return to shortening [your prayers]”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh