Chapter on the Prayer During Travel

From him, from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, from Musa ibn Bakr, from Zurarah, from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him: Imam al-Baqir عليه السلام was asked about a man upon whom the time of prayer entered while he was traveling, but he delayed the prayer until he arrived (at his destination). He intended to pray it (in full) when he reached his family (house), then he forgot to pray it upon arriving, until the prayer time had passed. Imam عليه السلام said: “He should pray it as two rak‘ahs, the prayer of a traveller, because the time (of prayer) entered while he was traveling, and it was incumbent upon him to pray at that time.”