Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Initially, the obligatory prayer in both the state of residence and travel was two, two rak'ahs. Then the prayer of travel was kept in its original state, and the prayer of residence was increased.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When the prayer was made obligatory, two rak'ahs were prescribed for both residence and travel. Then, the prayer during residence was increased, and the prayer during travel was kept in its original state.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The prayers for travel and residence were made obligatory in the form of two, two rak‘ahs. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) continued to perform two, two rak‘ahs (then later the number of rak‘ahs in the prayers was increased, but) the Fajr prayer was left as it is because of its lengthy recitation. The Maghrib prayer was left as it is because it is the witr (odd-numbered prayer) of the day.

Ya'la bin Umayyah narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): Allah Almighty has said: "There is no sin upon you," meaning in this regard that if you fear (danger from the enemy), then you may shorten the prayer. But now people are in a state of security. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was also surprised at what you are surprised at. I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about this, and he said: This is a charity which Allah Almighty has bestowed upon you, so accept the charity from Allah Almighty. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Ibn Abu 'Ammar is Abdur Rahman bin Abdullah bin 'Ammar. He is among the trustworthy narrators from the people of Makkah.

Ya'la bin Umayyah narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): I am surprised at this matter, that people perform Qasr prayer; Allah Almighty has stated: "There is no sin upon you." This is at the time when you fear that disbelievers may put you to trial, so at that time if you perform Qasr prayer (then there is no sin upon you), but now this situation no longer exists. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was also surprised at the same thing at which you are surprised. I mentioned this matter to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: This is a charity which Allah Almighty has bestowed upon you, so accept His concession.

Ya'la bin Umayyah reports: I said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): People are performing shortened prayers (qasr) while Allah Almighty has stated: "If you fear that the disbelievers may put you to trial." But now that situation no longer exists. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was also surprised at this until I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he said: "It is a charity which Allah Almighty has bestowed upon you, so accept His charity."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Indeed, Allah Almighty likes that His concession, which He has granted, be acted upon, just as He dislikes that His disobedience be committed."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I performed four rak‘ahs of the Zuhr prayer in Madinah Munawwarah behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I performed two rak‘ahs of the ‘Asr prayer behind him at Dhul-Hulaifah when he was traveling.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed four rak‘ahs of the Zuhr prayer in Madinah Munawwarah, and he performed two rak‘ahs of the Asr prayer at Dhul-Hulaifah. The narrator states: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us that he had heard people reciting the Talbiyah for Hajj and ‘Umrah aloud.

Yahya bin Yazid Hudnai reports: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about the shortened prayer (Qasr Salah): He replied: Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey of three miles (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps the words are:) three farsakh, he would perform two rak‘ahs. This doubt is from the narrator named Shu‘bah.