after it, al-Bukhārī narrated this in his Sahīh (1), but (2) it does not explicitly state that he did so while travelling. Perhaps she was describing his usual circumstances, when he was resident. Men knew more about his travels than women. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet never prayed more than two rak‘ahs, and Ibn ‘Umar himself would offer no prayer before or after them.

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His practice included offering voluntary prayers on his mount, whatever direction it took him. He would gesture with his head for bowing and prostration, lowering it more for prostration than for bowing.

Ahmad and Abū Dāwūd (3) narrated from Anas that he would turn his she-camel towards the qiblah when pronouncing the opening declaration of Allah’s greatness, then offer the rest of the prayer in whatever direction it took him. This hadith is open to question. All the other narrators who described his prayer, peace and blessings be upon him, on his mount stated without qualification that he would pray on it facing whatever direction (4) it took him. They made no exception for the opening declaration of Allah’s greatness or anything else. These narrators include ‘Āmir ibn Rabī‘ah, ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Umar, and Jābir ibn ‘Abd Allāh (5). Their hadiths are more authentic