الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة السفر وآدابه وأذكاره وما يتعلق بهChapters on Travel Prayer, Its Etiquettes, Remembrances, and Related Matters
فَصْلٌ مِنْهُ فِي صِفَةِ تَطَوُّعِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَاعِدًا
Section on the Description of the Prophet’s Voluntary Prayer While Sitting
Hadith 2436
عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا حَتَّى أَسَنَّ، فَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ قَاعِدًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَقَرَأَ نَحْوًا مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً ثُمَّ رَكَعَ
The wife of the Messenger, Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), says: I never saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing prayer at night while sitting, until he became old. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite while sitting, and when he intended to bow (ruku‘), he would stand up and, after reciting thirty or forty verses, would perform ruku‘.
Hadith 2437
(وَعَنْهَا مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا فَيَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ، فَإِذَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِرَاءَتِهِ مَا يَكُونُ ثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ، ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ
(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray while sitting, and he would continue reciting while sitting. When thirty or forty verses remained, he would stand up, then after completing the recitation, he would perform bowing and prostration. Then in the second rak'ah, he would do the same.
Hadith 2438
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ أَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا، وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer standing, he would also perform the bowing (ruku') standing, and when he performed prayer sitting, he would also perform the bowing sitting.
Hadith 2439
عَنْ حَفْصَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: لَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ جَالِسًا قَطُّ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِعَامٍ أَوْ بِعَامَيْنِ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ جَالِسًا وَيَقْرَأُ السُّورَةَ فَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلِ مِنْهَا
The wife of the Messenger, Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), says: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing voluntary prayers while sitting, but one or two years before his passing, he (peace and blessings be upon him) began to pray while sitting. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite a surah and would recite it so slowly and deliberately that it would become longer and longer.
