Voluntary Prayer While Sitting
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1228 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 388
Source no. 1228 · Volume 3 · Page 228
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٨٨٠) ، مختصر الشمائل (٢٣٦)
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1228. It was narrated that 'Abdullāh bin Shaqiq Al-'Uqaili said: "I asked 'Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ at night. She said: 'He used to pray for a long time at night standing up, and for a long time at night sitting down. If he prayed standing, he would bow standing, and if he prayed sitting, he would bow sitting.'"' (Sahih)
1228 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَتْ: «كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا، وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا، فَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا، وَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا»
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The Prophet ﷺ used to pray extremely long Tahajjud prayer, in which he made long recitations. It is allowed for a person performing prayer while standing to make part of the recitation while sitting. In such a situation the bowing and standing up from bowing shall be performed from the standing position. But if the entire recitation has been done while sitting, then both bowing and rising therefrom shall be performed from the sitting position.