Hazrat Umayyah bin Abdullah asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that we find the prayer of fear and the prayer at home in the Qur'an, but we do not find the prayer of travel in the Qur'an. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied, "O my nephew! Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, sent to us Hazrat Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) at a time when we knew nothing, so we do as we saw Hazrat Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), doing."

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: Prayers were originally prescribed as two rak'ahs, both in residence and on journey; after that, the prayer during journey remained as it was, and the prayer during residence was increased.

Yahya ibn Sa'id said: I asked Salim ibn 'Abdullah, "How much did you see your father delay the Maghrib prayer while traveling?" Salim said: The sun had set and we were at Dhat al-Jaysh, then he performed the Maghrib prayer at 'Aqiq.