سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهارThe Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
بَابُ : صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ فِي النَّافِلَةِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: Sitting while performing voluntary prayers, and mentioning the differences reported from Abu Ishaq regarding that
Hadith 1659
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَبِي وَدَاعَةَ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا قَطُّ حَتَّى كَانَ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِعَامٍ ، فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا يَقْرَأُ بِالسُّورَةِ فَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهَا " .
´It was narrated that Hafsah said:` "I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offer his voluntary prayers sitting down until one year before his death. Then he used to pray sitting down, reciting the surah so slowly that it seemed to be longer than a surah that is longer."
Related hadith on this topic
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
