He said: "Allah (S.

He said: "Allah (S.w.T.) has fixed the prayer through the tongue of your Prophet (S), [when] in town at four cycles [‘rakahs’ –standings], and when traveling at two [cycles]." This clearly shows that the traveler has been commanded to offer the ‘zuhr’, ‘asr’ and ‘isha’ at two cycles [‘fajr’ (dawn) prayer and ‘magrib’ (sunset) prayer unaltered]. Similarly, one who is in his home town has been commanded to offer them at four cycles.

Therefore, it is not proper for a traveler that he should offer anything; but, two cycles according to what has been prescribed for him, just as it not proper for one living at his home town to offer anything; but, four cycles according to what has been fixed for him since the true [form of] worship is to follow what has been prescribed. Similarly, it is reported in the ‘Sahih’ of Muslim narrating from Musa b. Salama al-Hadhli. He…