English translation
1229. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr that the Prophet ﷺ passed by him when he was praying sitting down. He said: "The prayer of one who sits down is equivalent to half of the prayer of one who stands." (Sahih)
Hadith 1229
The Prayer Of One Who Sits Is Equivalent To Half Of The Prayer Of One Who Stands
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الحديث: 1229 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 388
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Source no. 1229 · Volume 3 · Page 229
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢ / ٢٠٦) ، الروض النضير (٥٨٥ و ٧٧٦) ، صحيح أبي داود (٨٧٦)
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1229 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قُطْبَةُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَاهُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا، فَقَالَ: «صَلَاةُ الْجَالِسِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ»
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This pertains to a situation where a person prays while sitting down without a valid excuse, just as we see people praying their two voluntary Rak'ah following the obligatory prayer in the sitting position.