سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ قَوْمٍ خَرَجُوا فِي سَفَرٍ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهِ التَّقْصِيرُ قَصَّرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا صَارُوا عَلَى فَرْسَخَيْنِ أَوْ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ فَرَاسِخَ أَوْ أَرْبَعَةٍ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ لَهُمْ سَفَرُهُمْ إِلَّا بِهِ فَأَقَامُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَ مَجِيئَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ هُمْ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ لَهُمُ السَّفَرُ إِلَّا بِمَجِيئِهِ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَقَامُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَيَّاماً لَا يَدْرُونَ هَلْ يَمْضُونَ فِي سَفَرِهِمْ أَوْ يَنْصَرِفُونَ هَلْ يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ أَنْ يُتِمُّوا الصَّلَاةَ أَوْ يُقِيمُوا عَلَى تَقْصِيرِهِمْ قَالَ إِنْ كَانُوا بَلَغُوا مَسِيرَةَ أَرْبَعَةِ فَرَاسِخَ فَلْيُقِيمُوا عَلَى تَقْصِيرِهِمْ أَقَامُوا أَمِ انْصَرَفُوا وَ إِنْ كَانُوا سَارُوا أَقَلَّ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ فَرَاسِخَ فَلْيُتِمُّوا الصَّلَاةَ أَقَامُوا أَوِ انْصَرَفُوا فَإِذَا مَضَوْا فَلْيُقَصِّرُوا.
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Barqu, from Muhammad Bin Aslam Al Jabaly, from Sabbah Al Haza’a, from Is’haq Bin Ammar who said, ‘I said to Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> about a group which went out in a journey. So when they ended up to the place in which the shortening would be Obligated upon them, they shortened the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>. So when they came to be upon two Farsakhs (6 miles), or upon three Farsakhs (9 miles), or four, a man was left behind from them, their journey not remaining straight for them except with him. So they stayed awaiting his coming to them and the journey was not straight for them except with his coming to them. So they stayed upon that for days, not knowing whether they should be continuing in their journey or they should be dispersing. Is it befitting for them that they should be praying the complete <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, or they should be persisting upon their shortening?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘If it was that the journey had reached four Farsakhs (12 miles), so let them stay upon their shortening, whether they stay or disperse; and if it was so that they had journeyed for less than four Farsakhs (12 miles), so let them pray the complete <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, whether they stay or disperse. So when they continue, so let them shorten’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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