صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب صلاة التطوع قاعداChapters on Voluntary Prayers while Sitting
(558) بَابُ ذِكْرِ خَبَرٍ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي صِفَةِ صَلَاتِهِ جَالِسًا حَسِبَ بَعْضُ الْعُلَمَاءِ أَنَّهُ خِلَافُ هَذَا الْخَبَرِ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُThe chapter mentioning a report about the Prophet's prayer while sitting, which some scholars thought contradicted the previous report
Hadith 1248
حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يُصَلِّي قَائِمًا وَقَاعِدًا ، فَإِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا ، وَإِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : فَهَذَا الْخَبَرُ يُبَيِّنُ هَذِهِ الأَخْبَارَ كُلَّهَا ، فَعَلَى هَذَا الْخَبَرِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ قَعَدَ وَقَرَأَ انْبَغَى لَهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَيَقْرَأُ بَعْضَ قِرَاءَتِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ ، فَإِذَا افْتَتَحَ صَلاتَهُ قَاعِدًا قَرَأَ جَمِيعَ قِرَاءَتِهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ اتِّبَاعًا لِفِعْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Ibn Sirin narrates from Abdullah bin Shaqiq, from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform (nafl prayer) both standing and sitting. So when he (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer standing, he would also perform the bowing (ruku') standing; and when he began the prayer sitting, he would also perform the bowing sitting. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this narration explains all the previous narrations in detail. Accordingly, as per this narration, when a person begins the prayer standing, then sits and recites, it is appropriate and proper for him to recite some while standing and then perform the bowing while still standing. And when he begins his prayer sitting and recites all while sitting, then he should also perform the bowing sitting, following and emulating the action of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
