الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة السفر وآدابه وأذكاره وما يتعلق بهChapters on Travel Prayer, Its Etiquettes, Remembrances, and Related Matters
بَابُ مَنْ قَدَرَ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ بِمَشَقَّةٍ فِي الْفَرْضِ أَوِ النَّفْلِ وَصَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلَاتُهُ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ
Chapter on One Able to Stand with Difficulty in Obligatory or Voluntary Prayer, but Prays Seated—His Prayer Is Half That of the Standing
Hadith 2425
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَهِيَ مَحَمَّةٌ فَحُمَّ النَّاسُ، فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّاسُ قُعُودٌ يُصَلُّونَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((صَلَاةُ الْقَاعِدِ نِصْفُ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ))، فَتَجَشَّمَ النَّاسُ الصَّلَاةَ قِيَامًا
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه narrates that when the Noble Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم came to Madinah, it was a place afflicted with fever, so people became ill. When the Noble Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم came to the mosque and saw that people were sitting and praying, he صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: (In terms of reward) the prayer of one who sits is half the prayer of one who stands. So, the people began to perform the prayer standing with difficulty.
Hadith 2426
(وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا) قَالَ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى نَاسٍ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ قُعُودًا مِنْ مَرَضٍ، فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّ صَلَاةَ الْقَاعِدِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ))
And it is narrated from them that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the people while they were performing prayer sitting due to illness. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The one who performs prayer sitting will receive half the reward compared to the one who performs prayer standing.
Hadith 2427
عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ رَجُلًا ذَا أَسْقَامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَلَاتِي قَاعِدًا، قَالَ: ((صَلَاتُكَ قَاعِدًا عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ قَائِمًا، وَصَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ مُضْطَجِعًا عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ قَاعِدًا))
Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was a man with many illnesses, so I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about performing prayer while sitting. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your prayer performed sitting is half of that performed standing, and likewise, a man's prayer performed lying down is half of that performed sitting. That is, in terms of reward and merit.
Hadith 2428
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ شَاكِيًا بِفَارِسَ فَكُنْتُ أُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا، فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا، فَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ أَوْ خَشَعَ قَائِمًا، وَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا
Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: I became ill in Persia, so I used to pray sitting. When I inquired about this from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray for a long part of the night standing and for a long part of the night sitting. When he recited (Qur'an) standing, he would also perform ruku' standing, and when he recited sitting, he would also perform ruku' sitting.
Hadith 2429
عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ أَنَّ السَّائِبَ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ إِلَّا جَالِسًا، فَكَيْفَ تَرَيْنَ؟ قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ جَالِسًا مِثْلُ نِصْفِ صَلَاتِهِ قَائِمًا))
Saib asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I am only able to perform prayer while sitting; what is your opinion about this? She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: A man's prayer performed while sitting is half of that performed while standing, that is, in terms of reward and merit.
