times. After that thou must fall down in prostration and repeat them whilst thou art prostrating ten times. After that thou must raise thy head from prostration and repeat them ten times. Then thou must prostrate again and repeat the words ten times. Then thou must raise thy head and say them ten times, that is seventy five times in every rakʿah. Thou must do that in four rakʿahs. If thou art able to pray thus once every day, then do so; but if thou canst not do this, then once every Friday; and if thou art not able to do this, then once in every month; but if thou canst not do this, then once every year; but if thou canst not do that, then do it once in thy lifetime." ʾAbú Dáud, Ibn Májah.
On Prayers for a Journey
It is related from Anas that he said, 'We went out with the Apostle of God from Madína to Mecca, and he was praying in two rajahs at each prayer, until we returned to Madína.' It was said to him (Anas), 'Did you stay any time in Mecca?' He replied, 'We stayed in it ten days.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that he said, 'When the Apostle of God was on a journey he used to say the midday and afternoon prayers together, and he used to say the sunset and night prayers together.'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that he said, 'When the Apostle of God was on a journey he used to say his prayers, except the obligatory prayers, on his camel in any direction it turned with him. And he used to make signs for the night prayers, and he used to perform the witr[1] prayers on his camel.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Jábir that he said, 'The Apostle of God sent me on a certain business, and I returned, and he was saying his prayers on his camel towards the East, and he was making his prostrations lower than the bowings'—Abú Dáud.
It is related from ʿÁyesha that she said, 'Prayers were first ordained in two rakʿahs. Afterwards the Apostle of God fled to Madína and four rakʿahs were appointed; but the prayers to be said on a journey were according to the first ordinance (two rakʿahs). Al Zuhri said, 'I said to ʿUrwah, "What is
- ↑ See note on page 52.
