Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Zaid: Uthman prayed four rak'ahs at Mina. Abdullah (bin Masud) said: I prayed two rak'ahs along with the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and two rak'ahs along with Umar. The version of Hafs added: And along with Uthman during the early period of his caliphate. He (Uthman) began to offer complete prayer (i. e. four rak'ahs) later on. The version of Abu Muawiyah added: Then your modes of action varied. I would like to pray two rak'ahs acceptable to Allah instead of four rak'ahs. Al-Amash said: Muawiyah bin Qurrah reported to me from his teachers: Abdullah (bin Masud) once prayed four rak'ahs. He was told: You criticized Uthman but you yourself prayed four ? He replied: Dissension is evil.
Read More..Narrated Az-Zuhri: Uthman prayed four rak'ahs at Mina because he resolved to stay there after hajj.
Read More..Narrated Ibrahim: Uthman prayed four rak'ahs (at Mina) for he made it his home (for settlement).
Read More..Narrated Az-Zuhri: When Uthman placed his property at at-Taif and intended to settle there, he prayed four rak'ahs. The rulers after him followed the same practice.
Read More..Narrated Az-Zuhri: Uthman offered complete prayer at Mina for the sake of bedouins who attended (hajj) in large numbers that year. He led the people four rak'ahs in prayer in order to teach them that the prayer (i. e. noon or afternoon prayer) essentially contained four rak'ahs.
Read More..Narrated Harithah ibn Wahb al-Khuzai,: I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم at Mina and the people gathered there in large numbers. He led us two rak'ahs in prayer in the Farewell Pilgrimage. Abu Dawud said: Harithah belonged to the tribe of Khuzaah, and they had their houses in Makkah.
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