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Hadith 70
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7- مالك عن ابن شهاب عن السائب بن يزيد عن المطلب بن أبى وداعة السهمي عن حفصة أم المؤمنين أنها قالت: ما رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي فى سبحته قاعدا قط، حتى كان قبل وفاته بعام، فكان يصلي فى سبحته قاعدا، ويقرأ بالسورة فيرتلها حتى تكون أطول من أطول منها.
Umm al-Mu'minin Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing voluntary prayers while sitting, until one year before his passing, he began to perform voluntary prayers while sitting. He would recite the surah with measured recitation (tarteel), so much so that due to his tarteel, that surah would become longer than a surah that was actually longer than it.
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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
