Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed two rak'ahs of prayer during travel, and this is the complete prayer, and offering Witr during travel is Sunnah.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform only two rak‘ahs of prayer during travel, but he would offer Tahajjud at night. Jabir asked Salim: Did (the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Sayyiduna Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him) perform Witr during travel? He replied: Yes.

Hafs bin Asim says: We went out with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and (at one place) performed the obligatory prayer. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that some of his sons were performing the Sunnah prayers, so he said: I have performed prayers with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, and Sayyiduna Uthman (peace and blessings be upon them), and they did not perform the Sunnah prayers before or after (the obligatory prayer). Then he said: If I had to perform this voluntary prayer, I would have completed (the obligatory prayer as well).

(Second chain of narration) He says: I was on a journey with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he performed two rak'ahs each for Zuhr and Asr, then he stood up for his mat and, seeing that people were performing voluntary prayers after that, asked: What are these people doing? I said: They are performing nawafil (voluntary prayers). He said: If I had to perform any voluntary prayer before or after the obligatory prayers, I would have completed the obligatory prayers themselves. I remained in the company of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until his passing, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform more than two rak'ahs, then I remained with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) until his passing, he too did not perform more than two rak'ahs, then Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) also did the same.

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whenever any person among the people is afflicted with any physical pain, Allah Almighty says to the angels who protect him: Whatever good deeds My servant used to do during the day and night, you keep writing them, as long as he remains in My bondage.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was suffering from a fistula, so I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about prayer. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Perform the prayer standing; if you are not able to stand, then pray sitting; and if you are not able to sit, then pray lying on your side.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell from a horse and his right side was injured. We came to visit him, and during this, the time for prayer arrived. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer sitting, and we also prayed sitting (following him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the prayer, he said: The Imam is appointed so that he may be followed, so when he says the takbir, you should also say the takbir; when he bows (in ruku‘), you should bow; when he prostrates, you should prostrate; when he says“Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah,”you should say“Rabbana wa lakal hamd”; and if he leads the prayer sitting, then all of you should pray sitting.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell from a horse onto the trunk of a date-palm tree, and the joint of his foot was dislocated. We went to him to tend to him, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing prayer (sitting). We also began to pray along with him, while we were standing. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: Indeed, the Imam is appointed so that he may be followed, so when he prays standing, you should also pray standing, and if he prays sitting, then you should also pray sitting. When he is sitting, do not stand, as the Persians do with their elders (out of reverence for them).

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that during the illness of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people came to visit him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in prayer while sitting, whereas they were praying standing. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to them to sit down. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, he said: Indeed, the imam is appointed so that he may be followed, so when he bows, you should bow, when he raises his head from bowing, you should raise your heads, and when he prays sitting, you should also pray sitting.