Hadith 23

(The books) ‘Al Ilal’, and ‘Al Uyoun’ – from Abdul Wahid Bin Ubdous, from Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Quteyba in ‘Ilal’ of Al Fazl Bin Shazan, ‘From Al-Reza-asws (in argumentation): ‘If he says, ‘Why is the Friday Salat obligated upon the one being upon two Farsakh’s (12 km), not more than that? ’
It will be said, ‘Because what the Salat is shortened in are two Bareeds (46 km) – a Bareed (23km) going, or a Bareed (23 km) going and coming, and the Bareed is of four Farsakh’s (23 km). So, the Friday Salat is obligated upon the one who as upon half the Bareed in which the shortening is obligated it, and that is because he would come two Farsakh’s and go two Farsakh’s, so that would be four Farsakh’s, and it is half the road of the traveller’. If he says, ‘Why is the Salat shortened during the journey? ’
It will be said, ‘Because firstly the Salat is obligatory. But rather it is of ten Cycles, and the seven were rather increased in it afterwards. Allah-azwj Lightened that increased from him-saww due to the place of his-saww journey, and his-saww tiredness, and his-saww toil, and his-saww pre-occupation by the matters of his-saww self, and his-saww thirst, and his-saww standing at night being pre-occupied from what there is no escape for him-asws from his-saww livelihood, as Mercy from Allah-azwj the Exalted, and as reverence upon him-asws, except Al-Maghrib Salat, for it is no shortened because it is a shortened Salat in the original’. If he says, ‘Why is the shortening obligated in eight Farsakh’s, neither less than that nor more? ’
It will be said, ‘Because eight Farsakh’s is travel distance of a day for the general public, and the caravans, and the goods, so the shortening is obligated during a travel distance of a day’. If he says, ‘Why is the shortening obligated in travel distance of a day? ’
It will be said, ‘Because, if it was