In verses... which are in the sense of, we say that Allah gave them as a charity through the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : In verses... which are in the sense of, we say that Allah gave them as a charity through the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shortened the prayer while he was safe, and Allah approved him for that. It is possible that Allah the Exalted revealed to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a revelation other than the Qur'an that we do not know about. The important point is that it is a charity that Allah gave to us... Those who say that shortening the prayer is not obligatory have cited as evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called it a charity. However, there is a problem with this evidence, because the place of the charity is the removal of the condition, not the original shortening, and there is a difference between the two. Then he said, "Accept His charity," and this is a command. Although this command may be countered regarding its being for obligation, because it is in contrast to prohibition. The original ruling is that we do not shorten the prayer in a state of safety, so the command here is not for obligation, but for removing the prohibition. Then the question remains whether shortening is better or not. The conclusion is that the verse does not contain evidence for the obligation of shortening, nor for the negation of its recommendation. Yes.