Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم stayed in Makkah seventeen days and prayed two rak'ahs (at each time of prayer).

Narrated Yahya bin Yazid al-Hannani: I asked Anas bin Malik about the shortening of the prayer (while travelling). He said: When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم went out on a journey of three miles or three farsakh (the narrator Shubah doubted), he used to pray two rak'ahs.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم four rak'ahs at the noon prayer at Madina and two rak'ahs at the afternoon prayer in Dhu al-Hulaifah.

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: I went on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , and I was present with him at the conquest. He stayed eighteen days in Makkah and prayed only two rak'ahs (at each time of prayer). And he said: You who live in the town must pray four; we are travellers.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم had a stop of seventeen days in Makkah and he shortened the prayer (i. e. prayed two rak'ahs at each time of prayer). Ibn Abbas said: He who stays seventeen days should shorten the prayer; and who stays more than that should offer complete prayer. Abu Dawud said: The other version transmitted by Ibn Abbas through a different chain adds: He (the Prophet) had a stop of nineteen days (in Makkah).

Narrated Anas bin Malik: We went out from Madina to Makkah with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and he prayed two rak'ahs (at each time of prayer) till we returned to Madina. We (the people) said: Did you stay there for some time ? He replied: We stayed there ten days.

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم stayed at Tabuk twenty days; he shortened the prayer (during his stay). Abu Dawud said: No one narrates this tradition with continuous chain except Mamar.