Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: How a Home Coming Traveler Applies Applicable Rules 3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ سَأَلَ ٠ٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ُسَافِرِ إِنْ حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ بِإِقَا٠َةِ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّا٠ٍ قَالَ فَلْيُتِ٠َّ الصَّلاَةَ وَإِنْ لَ٠اً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَلْيَعُدَّ ثَلاَثِينَ يَوْ٠َّ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَقَا٠اً أَوْ صَلاَةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ ٠ٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ خَ٠ْساً فَقَالَ قَدْ قُلْتُ ذَاكَ قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ يَكُونُ أَقَلَّ ٠3.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub who has said the following: “Muhammad ibn Muslim once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when I was listening, about a traveler who thinks to stay for ten days. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to perform his Salah (prayer) as complete.

If he does not know for how long he will stay, like for one or more, he can count to thirty days, then perform his Salah (prayer) as complete even if thereafter he stays for one day or one Salah (prayer).’ Muhammad ibn Muslim then said, ‘I am told that you have said it is five.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, I had said that.’ Abu Ayyub has said that he said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, can it be less than five?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it cannot be less than five.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/384))