Hadith on Prayer - Travellers: It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers standing or sitting, and to stand and sit in the same rak'ah (Sahih Muslim)

Sahih Muslim 730d (Book 6, Hadith 132) #8857

Prayer Habits of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray for a long time during the night, and when he recited the Quran while standing, he would bow from the standing position and when he recited while sitting, he would bow from the sitting position.

'Abdullah b. Shaqiq al-'Uqaili reported: I asked 'A'isha about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the night (i. e. Tahajjud prayer) She replied: He used to pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting in the night, and when he recited the Qur'an while standing, he would bow himself from the standing position, and when he recited while sitting, he would bow from the sitting position.

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلاً طَوِيلاً قَائِمًا وَلَيْلاً طَوِيلاً قَاعِدًا وَكَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا

TOPICS
prayer * night * recitation * bowing * standing * sitting

QUICK LESSONS:

Be devoted in your prayers; Show respect towards Allah SWT; Strive to make your prayers longer; Recite Quranic Verses with reverence .

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith is about how Prophet Muhammad PBUH used to pray during the night. He would stand for a long time and recite verses from the Quran. When he was done with his recitation, he would bow down in reverence to Allah SWT. He also used to sit for a long time in prayer as well and when it came time to recite verses from the Quran while sitting, then too he would bow down in reverence after completing his recitation. This hadith teaches us that we should be devoted in our prayers and show respect towards Allah SWT by bowing down whenever we recite verses of His book - The Holy Quran. We should also strive to make our prayers longer so that we can reap its full benefits as prescribed by Islam.

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