6/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 730b — Night Prayer Sitting
It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers standing or sitting, and to stand and sit in the same rak`ah
Night Prayer Sitting Hadith: How the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Bowed
Sahih Muslim : 730b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 730b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ، وَأَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي لَيْلاً طَوِيلاً فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray in the night for a long time, and when he prayed standing be bowed in a standing posture, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed in a sitting posture.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 730bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 130USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1585
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 730b
This night prayer hadith explains a simple detail from the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم prayer posture. ‘A’isha reported that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would pray at night for a long time. When he prayed standing, he bowed from a standing posture. When he prayed sitting, he bowed from a sitting posture. The report is focused on how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم moved in prayer based on the position in which he was praying. It does not add extra conditions beyond that. People may search for this as praying sitting in Islam, Tahajjud sitting hadith, or Prophet’s night prayer posture. The key teaching is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen praying at night both standing and sitting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed at night for a long time.
- When praying standing, he bowed from standing.
- When praying sitting, he bowed from sitting.
