Muwatta Malik #415
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، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا صَلاَةٌ يُجْلَسُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ هِيَ الْمَغْرِبُ إِذَا فَاتَتْكَ مِنْهَا رَكْعَةٌ وَكَذَلِكَ سُنَّةُ الصَّلاَةِ كُلُّهَا .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al-
Musayyab said, "Which prayer is it when you remain in the sitting
position in every raka?'' Said said, "It is maghrib when you miss one
raka, and that is the sunna in all the prayers."
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This hadith is #415 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Shortening the Prayer.