Chapter on the Prayer During Travel

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 1
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 1

Chapter on the Prayer During Travel

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى اَلصَّيْدِ أَ يُقَصِّرُ أَوْ يُتِمُّ قَالَ« يُتِمُّ لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِمَسِيرِ حَقٍّ»
Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ibn Faddal from Ibn Bukayr from Ubayd ibn Zurarah, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, about a man who goes out for hunting, should he shorten or complete (the prayer)? Imam عليه السلام said: “He should complete (the prayer), because it is not a journey of truth (masir haqq).” (meaning it is not a journey of necessity)
  • Ali Akbar al-Ghaffari
    Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 3, p. 238
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb