Yahya bin Abi Ishaq says: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about the shortened prayer (Qasr). He said: We traveled with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Madinah to Makkah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to lead us in two-unit prayers until he returned. I asked: Did he (peace and blessings be upon him) also stay there? He said: Yes, he (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for ten days.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I offered two rak‘ahs of prayer at Mina with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) in the early period of his caliphate. Then, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) used to offer the full prayer there.

Sayyiduna Abu Juhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I performed ‘Asr prayer, or both Zuhr and ‘Asr, two rak‘ahs each, with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the place of Abtah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to perform two rak‘ahs each until he reached Madinah Munawwarah.

‘Abad says: Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) came for Hajj, so we also came with him to Makkah. He led us in two rak‘ahs of Zuhr prayer and then went to Dar al-Nadwah. When Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to Makkah, he would lead four rak‘ahs each for Zuhr, ‘Asr, and ‘Isha prayers, but when he went to Mina and ‘Arafat, he would perform Qasr (shortened) prayers. Then, when he finished Hajj and stayed in Mina, he would perform the full prayer until he left Makkah Mukarramah. After that, when Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in two rak‘ahs of Zuhr prayer, Marwan bin Hakam and ‘Amr bin ‘Uthman went to him and said:“You have attributed the worst fault to your cousin (Sayyiduna ‘Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him).”He asked:“What is that?”They both said:“Do you not know that he used to perform the full prayer in Makkah?”He said:“May you perish! Is there any other way to do what I have done? I have prayed this prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, and Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them).”But they both said again:“Your cousin performed the full prayer, and it is a fault against him that you oppose him.”After that, when Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came for ‘Asr, he led four rak‘ahs.