سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْقَائِمِChapter: The prayer of the one who sits is equivalent to half of the Prayer of one who stands
Hadith 1229
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا قُطْبَةُ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَاهُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا ، فَقَالَ : " صَلَاةُ الْجَالِسِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by him when he was praying sitting down. He said:` “The prayer of one who sits down is equivalent to half of the prayer of one who stands.”
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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
