Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1655 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 222
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1656. It was narrated from Abû Salamah, that Umm Salamah said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ did not pass away until most of his prayers were offered sitting down, except for the obligatory prayers, and the dearest of actions to him were those which were done persistently, even if they were few." (Šahîh)
1655 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، «مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلَاتِهِ قَاعِدًا إِلَّا الْمَكْتُوبَةَ، وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَيْهِ مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ»، خَالَفَهُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، فَرَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ
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"Most cherished or loved deed": This is in fact the justification of the Prophet's ﷺ offering the prayer in a sitting posture. This raises a question: he could have offered it briefly, instead of offering it sitting. The answer is: he ﷺ wanted to continue this deed, as it was started. Therefore, instead of deserting it, he prayed sitting.