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Sunan Abi Dawud 1343 (Book 5, Hadith 94) #21635
The Prayer Habits of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) used to pray eight rak'ahs during which he did not sit except the eight rak'ahs. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation. When the Prophet (PBUH) grew old and became fleshy, he offered seven rak'ahs of witr, and then he would pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation.

The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He (the Prophet( used to pray eight rak'ahs during which he did not sit except the eight rak'ahs. He would sit, make mention of Allah, supplicate Him and then utter the salutation so loudly that we could hear it. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation. Then he would pray one rak'ah, and that made eleven rak'ahs, O my son. When the Messenger of Allah grew old and became fleshy, he offered seven rak'ahs of witr, and then he would pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation. The narrator narrated the tradition to the same effect till the end.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ ‏:‏ يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ لاَ يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ إِلاَّ عِنْدَ الثَّامِنَةِ، فَيَجْلِسُ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَةً، فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَىَّ، فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ، وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ، بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَى مُشَافَهَةً

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prayer  *  habits  *  muhammad  *  rakaah

QUICK LESSONS:
Maintain physical health as well as spiritual health by taking breaks during prayers if needed due to age or any other factor like illness etc., so that we can perform our religious duties properly and with ease without straining ourselves too much physically or mentally .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the prayer habits of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It is narrated by Qatadah that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was young, He used to offer 8 Rak’ah in his prayers without any interruption or break in between them. However, when He grew older and became fleshy, He offered 7 Rak’ah in his prayers with a break for 2 Rak’ah at the end after uttering salutations loudly so that everyone could hear it. This shows us how important it is to maintain our physical health as well as spiritual health by taking breaks during our prayers if needed due to age or any other factor like illness etc., so that we can perform our religious duties properly and with ease without straining ourselves too much physically or mentally.

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