The Superiority Of Prayer Sitting Down Over Prayer Lying Down
Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1660 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 223
Source no. 1660 · Volume 4 · Page 304
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٢٣١) // صحيح الجامع (٦٣٦٣) ، الإرواء (٢٩٩ و ٤٥٥) //
Source no. 1566 · Volume 1 · Page 365
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٢٣١: خ [صحيح الجامع ٦٣٦٣ الإرواء ٢٩٩ و ٤٥٥].
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1661. It was narrated that ‘Imrân bin Ḥuṣain said: “I asked the Prophet ﷺ about one who prays sitting down. He said: ‘Whoever prays standing up is better, and one who prays sitting down will have half the reward of one who prays standing up. And whoever prays lying down will have half the reward of one who prays sitting down.” (Sahîh)
1660 - أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الَّذِي 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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This Hadîth demonstrates that one may perform the optional prayer reclining also, even without any excuse. But the dominant majority of scholars have disapproved it. Performance of optional prayer in the reclining posture, without any excuse, has not been recorded during the period of the Companions or during the time of the followers (Tâbiûn). Moreover, it is also not transmitted from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.