The Prayer Of One Who Sits Is Equivalent To Half Of The Prayer Of One Who Stands
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1231 · Volume 3 · Page 231
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٤٥٥) ، الروض النضير (٥٨٥) ، صحيح أبي داود (٨٧٧) ، صفة الصلاة
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1231. It was narrated from 'Imrān bin Husain that he asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about a man who prays sitting down. He said, "Whoever performs prayer standing up, that is better. Whoever performs prayer sitting down will have half the reward of one who prays standing. And whoever performs prayer lying down will have half the reward of one who prays sitting." (Sahih)
1231 - حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا، قَالَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ»
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a. Performing prayer while sitting or lying down without a valid excuse means reduction in reward. b. Whoever performs prayer lying down shall get less reward even than the one who prays sitting down. Therefore, we must avoid praying while lying down, without a valid reason.