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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاThe Book of Prayer - Travellers
باب جَوَازِ النَّافِلَةِ قَائِمًا وَقَاعِدًا وَفِعْلِ بَعْضِ الرَّكْعَةِ قَائِمًا وَبَعْضِهَا قَاعِدًا:Chapter: It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers standing or sitting, and to stand and sit in the same rak`ah
Hadith 733
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَبِي وَدَاعَةَ السَّهْمِيِّ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : " مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا ، حَتَّى كَانَ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِعَامٍ ، فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا ، وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِالسُّورَةِ فَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهَا " .
Hafsa reported: Never did I see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observing supererogatory prayer sitting till one year before his death when he would observe Nafl prayer in a sitting position, and he would recite the Surah (of the Qur'an) in such a slow-measured tone (that duration of its recital) became more lengthy than the one longer than this.
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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ . ح ، وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌجَمِيعًا ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا قَالَا : بِعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ ، أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ .
Zuhri reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters, except this that he made a mention of one year or two years.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
yurattiluha:
He would recite it slowly,
deliberately and with pauses.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
yurattiluha:
He would recite it slowly,
deliberately and with pauses.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1712
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
However, by performing voluntary (nafl) prayers while sitting, your (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) reward is not reduced to half like that of your followers;
this is among your special characteristics.
However, by performing voluntary (nafl) prayers while sitting, your (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) reward is not reduced to half like that of your followers;
this is among your special characteristics.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 373
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication (Takhrij al-Hadith):
[الموطأ رواية يحييٰ بن يحييٰ 137/1، ح 307، ك 8، ب 7، ح 21، التمهيد 220/6، الاستذكار : 277 ● أخرجه مسلم فواد عبدالباقی ترقیم 733، دارالسلام ترقیم 1712، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Understanding (Tafaqquh):
➊ Hafiz Ibn Abd al-Barr said: «وَفِي اللُّغَةِ أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ أَصْلُهَا الدُّعَاءُ لَكِنَّ الْأَسْمَاءَ الشَّرْعِيَّةَ أَوْلَى لِأَنَّهَا قَاضِيَةٌ عَلَى اللُّغَوِيَّةِ» In language, the original meaning of salah (prayer) is supplication (du'a), but the legal (shar'i) names are preferable, because they take precedence over the linguistic names. [التمهيد 221/6]
➋ It is preferable to perform voluntary (nafl) prayers standing, and deliberately performing voluntary prayers sitting without any legal excuse is not appropriate.
➌ The recitation of the Noble Qur'an should be done slowly, in a good manner, and with reflection and contemplation.
➍ The standing (qiyam) in voluntary prayers should be as long as possible.
➎ It is recommended to recite much of the Noble Qur'an in voluntary prayers.
➏ If there is a legal (shar'i) excuse, it is permissible to perform the prayer sitting.
➐ Performing the prayer sitting earns half the reward, but the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would receive the full reward even when he performed the prayer sitting.
[الموطأ رواية يحييٰ بن يحييٰ 137/1، ح 307، ك 8، ب 7، ح 21، التمهيد 220/6، الاستذكار : 277 ● أخرجه مسلم فواد عبدالباقی ترقیم 733، دارالسلام ترقیم 1712، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Understanding (Tafaqquh):
➊ Hafiz Ibn Abd al-Barr said: «وَفِي اللُّغَةِ أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ أَصْلُهَا الدُّعَاءُ لَكِنَّ الْأَسْمَاءَ الشَّرْعِيَّةَ أَوْلَى لِأَنَّهَا قَاضِيَةٌ عَلَى اللُّغَوِيَّةِ» In language, the original meaning of salah (prayer) is supplication (du'a), but the legal (shar'i) names are preferable, because they take precedence over the linguistic names. [التمهيد 221/6]
➋ It is preferable to perform voluntary (nafl) prayers standing, and deliberately performing voluntary prayers sitting without any legal excuse is not appropriate.
➌ The recitation of the Noble Qur'an should be done slowly, in a good manner, and with reflection and contemplation.
➍ The standing (qiyam) in voluntary prayers should be as long as possible.
➎ It is recommended to recite much of the Noble Qur'an in voluntary prayers.
➏ If there is a legal (shar'i) excuse, it is permissible to perform the prayer sitting.
➐ Performing the prayer sitting earns half the reward, but the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would receive the full reward even when he performed the prayer sitting.
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 7
