موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب صلاة الجماعةBook: On the Explanation of Congregational Prayer
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْقَاعِدِ فِي النَّافِلَةِWhat is reported about sitting prayer in voluntary prayers
Hadith 308
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَبِي وَدَاعَةَ السَّهْمِيِّ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : " مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا قَطُّ حَتَّى كَانَ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِعَامٍ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا ، وَيَقْرَأُ بِالسُّورَةِ فَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهَا "
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing voluntary prayers sitting down, except for one year before his passing; during that time, he (peace be upon him) would perform voluntary prayers sitting and would recite the surah with such excellence and deliberation that it would seem very lengthy.
