274 - Chapter: Shortening the Recitation of Prayer While Traveling

1221 - Hafs ibn 'Umar narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from 'Adi ibn Thabit, from al-Bara', who said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a journey, and he led us in the night prayer ('Isha'), reciting in one of the two rak'ahs: {By the fig and the olive} (1).

275 - Chapter: Voluntary Prayer While Traveling

1222 - Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, al-Layth narrated to us, from Safwan ibn Sulaym, from Abu Busrah al-Ghifari, from al-Bara' ibn 'Azib al-Ansari, who said: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on eighteen journeys, and I never saw him omit the two rak'ahs when the sun declined before the noon prayer (2).

1223 - al-Qa'nabi narrated to us, 'Isa ibn Hafs ibn 'Asim ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab narrated to us, from his father, who said:--------------------------------------------
(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. It was also recorded by al-Bukhari (767), (769), (4952), and (7546), Muslim (464), Ibn Majah (834) and (835), al-Tirmidhi (310), and al-Nasa'i in "al-Kubra" (1074) and (1075), through various paths from 'Adi ibn Thabit, from al-Bara' ibn 'Azib. It is also in "Musnad Ahmad" (18503) and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (1838).

(2) Its chain of transmission is weak. Abu Busrah al-Ghifari — only Safwan ibn Sulaym narrated from him. Al-'Ijli said: trustworthy, and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in "al-Thiqat." Al-Dhahabi said in "al-Mizan": he is unknown. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi (558) from Qutaybah ibn Sa'id, with this chain. He said: I asked Muhammad about him, and he did not know him except from the hadith of al-Layth ibn Sa'd, and he did not know the name of Abu Busrah al-Ghifari, and he regarded it as good. It is also in "Musnad Ahmad" (18605).