recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it."

2.184:

Narrated Abu Rafi`: I offered the `Isha' prayer behind Abu

Huraira and he recited Idhas-Sama' Un-Shaqqat, and prostrated.

I said, "What is this?" Abu Huraira said, "I prostrated behind

Abul-Qasim and I will do the same till I meet him."

2.185:

Narrated Ibn `Umar. Whenever the Prophet recited the Sura

which contained the prostration of recitation he used to

prostrate and then, we, too, would prostrate and some of us

did not find a place for prostration.

Bk. 20: Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)

2.186:

Narrated Ibn `Abbas : The Prophet once stayed for nineteen

days and prayed shortened prayers. So when we travel led (and

stayed) for nineteen days, we used to shorten the prayer but

if we traveled (and stayed) for a longer period we used to

offer the full prayer.

2.187:

Narrated Yahya bin 'Is-haq: I heard Anas saying, "We traveled

with the Prophet from Medina to Mecca and offered two rak`at

(for every prayer) till we returned to Medina." I said, "Did

you stay for a while in Mecca?" He replied, "We stayed in

Mecca for ten days."

2.188:

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I offered the prayer with the

Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar at Mina and it was of two rak`at.

`Uthman in the early days of his caliphate did the same, but

later on he started praying the full prayer.

2.189:

Narrated Haritha bin Wahab: The Prophet I led us in the prayer

at Mina during the peace period by offering two rak`at.

2.190:

Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Yazid: We offered a four rak`at