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The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 955 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 251

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955. It was reported from Budail bin Maisarah and Ayyūb, both of whom narrated from 'Abdullāh bin Shāqīq, from 'Aishah who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would pray (sometimes) for a long portion of the night standing up, and (sometimes) for a long portion of the night sitting down. And when he would pray standing up, he would go into Rukū' standing up, and when he would pray sitting down, he would go into Rukū' sitting down." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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955 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ بُدَيْلَ بْنَ مَيْسَرَةَ، وَأَيُّوبَ، يُحَدِّثَانِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا، وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا، فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا، رَكَعَ قَائِمًا، وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا، رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا»

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It is better to perform Rukū' while standing if one has recited Qur'an while standing during a prayer and, likewise, it is better to perform Rukū' while sitting if one has recited Qur'an while sitting during a prayer.