Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ سَمِعْتُ عَوْنًا الْأَزْدِيَّ قَالَ كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ أَمِيرًا عَلَى فَارِسَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ الصَّلَاةِ فَكَتَبَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِمْ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Abu Farwah al-Hamdani: I heard Awn al-Azdi say: Umar ibn Ubaydullah ibn Ma'mar was governor over Fars, and he wrote to Ibn Umar asking him about the prayer. Ibn Umar wrote back: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he set out from his family, would pray two rak'ahs until he returned to them.