# Sahih al-Bukhari - Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026*

**9 hadith**

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## Hadith #1052

**Book:** Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) I led us in the prayer at Mina during the peace period by offering two rak`at.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-1052/)*

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## Hadith #1363

**Book:** Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “O people! Give in charity as a time will come upon you when a person will wander about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it, and one (who will be requested to take it) will say, “If you had brought it yesterday, would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-1363/)*

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## Hadith #1376

**Book:** Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, “(O people!) Give in charity (for Allah’s cause) because a time will come when a person will carry his object of charity from place to place (and he will not find any person to take it) and any person whom he shall request to take it, I will reply, ‘If you had brought it yesterday I would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-1376/)*

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## Hadith #1597

**Book:** Hajj (Pilgrimage) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) led us in a two-rak`at prayer at Mina although our number was more than ever and we were in better security than ever.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-1597/)*

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## Hadith #4710

**Book:** Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying. “May I tell you of the people of Paradise? Every weak and poor obscure person whom the people look down upon but his oath is fulfilled by Allah when he takes an oath to do something. And may I inform you of the people of the Hell-Fire? They are all those violent, arrogant and stubborn people.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-4710/)*

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## Hadith #5842

**Book:** Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

Al-Khuzai: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Shall I inform you about the people of Paradise? They comprise every obscure unimportant humble person, and if he takes Allah’s Oath that he will do that thing, Allah will fulfill his oath (by doing that). Shall I inform you about the people of the Fire? They comprise every cruel, violent, proud and conceited person.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-5842/)*

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## Hadith #6351

**Book:** To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq) | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioning the Lake-Fount (Al-Kauthar), saying, “(The width of the Lake-Fount) is equal to the distance between Medina and Sana’ (capital of Yemen).”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-6351/)*

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## Hadith #6415

**Book:** Oaths and Vows | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “Shall I tell you of the people of Paradise? They comprise every poor humble person, and if he swears by Allah to do something, Allah will fulfill it; while the people of the fire comprise every violent, cruel arrogant person.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-6415/)*

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## Hadith #6851

**Book:** Afflictions and the End of the World | **Narrator(s):** Haritha bin Abi al-Rajal حارثة بن أبي الرجال | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, “Give in charity because there will come a time on the people when a person will go out with his alms from place to place but will not find anybody to accept it.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-al-bukhari-6851/)*

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