Muwatta Malik #392
Shortening the Prayer
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az-
Zubayr from Amr ibn Sulaymaz-Zuraqi from Abu Qatadaal-Ansari that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
"When you enter the mosque, you should pray two rakas before you sit
down."
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This hadith is #392 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Shortening the Prayer.