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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب في صَلاَةِ التَّطَوُّعِ قَاعِداً:Chapter: Voluntary prayer while sitting
Hadith 1424
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَنْبأَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَبِي وَدَاعَةَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ.
This hadith is also narrated from Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) through the chain of ‘Uthman bin ‘Umar.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 1422 to 1424)
The fact that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed voluntary (nafl) prayers sitting in the last part of his life was due to weakness, and this was a particular characteristic of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, as has been mentioned in the previous chapter. Furthermore, this is a practical action (fi‘l), whereas in the previous chapter a verbal hadith (qawli) has been mentioned, and according to the principles of hadith, a verbal statement (qawl) takes precedence over an action (fi‘l). In light of all these evidences, performing voluntary prayers sitting cannot in any way be considered a Sunnah, and it is superior to perform the prayer standing.
And Allah knows best.
The fact that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed voluntary (nafl) prayers sitting in the last part of his life was due to weakness, and this was a particular characteristic of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, as has been mentioned in the previous chapter. Furthermore, this is a practical action (fi‘l), whereas in the previous chapter a verbal hadith (qawli) has been mentioned, and according to the principles of hadith, a verbal statement (qawl) takes precedence over an action (fi‘l). In light of all these evidences, performing voluntary prayers sitting cannot in any way be considered a Sunnah, and it is superior to perform the prayer standing.
And Allah knows best.
