Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people of Makkah! Do not shorten the prayer for a journey less than four barid, which is the distance from Makkah to Usfan."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Once we traveled with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed for seventeen days, during which he continued to shorten the prayers. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: When we are travelers and stay for thirteen days, we shorten the prayers; if we stay longer than that, we offer the full prayers.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: We stayed at a place for seventeen days during a journey with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and during that time we performed shortened prayers (qasr). Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: We will perform shortened prayers for seventeen days; if we stay longer than that, then we will perform the full prayer.