سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب فِي صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِChapter: The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down.
Hadith 950
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ هِلَالٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يَسَافٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : حُدِّثْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ قَاعِدًا نِصْفُ الصَّلَاةِ " فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا ، فَوَضَعْتُ يَدَيَّ عَلَى رَأْسِي ، فَقَالَ : " مَا لَكَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو ؟ " ، قُلْتُ : حُدِّثْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ : " صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ قَاعِدًا نِصْفُ الصَّلَاةِ " ، وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا ، قَالَ : " أَجَلْ وَلَكِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ " .
Abdullah bin Amr said: It has been narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The Prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer (wins him half the reward of prayer). I came to him and found him prayer in sitting condition. I placed my hand on my head (in surprise). He said: what is the matter, Abdullah bin Amr? I said; Messenger of Allah ﷺ you have been reported to me as saying: the prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer, but you are praying in sitting condition. He said: yes, but I am not like one of you.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
950. Commentary:
➊ It was a special characteristic of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that when he performed voluntary (nafl) prayers while sitting, he would receive the full reward. The noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in used to think that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was bound by the religious rulings in the same way as the rest of the ummah. «آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ» [البقره۔ 285]
However, wherever his special characteristics have been mentioned, there is an exception.
➋ If a person performs voluntary prayer (nafl salah) while sitting without a valid excuse, he receives half the reward.
➊ It was a special characteristic of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that when he performed voluntary (nafl) prayers while sitting, he would receive the full reward. The noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in used to think that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was bound by the religious rulings in the same way as the rest of the ummah. «آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ» [البقره۔ 285]
However, wherever his special characteristics have been mentioned, there is an exception.
➋ If a person performs voluntary prayer (nafl salah) while sitting without a valid excuse, he receives half the reward.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 950
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
This applies in the case when one performs the prayer sitting without any valid excuse, such as some people who, after the obligatory prayers, perform two voluntary (nafl) prayers sitting without any excuse.
This applies in the case when one performs the prayer sitting without any valid excuse, such as some people who, after the obligatory prayers, perform two voluntary (nafl) prayers sitting without any excuse.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1229
