6/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 733b — Seated Nafl Prayer Report
It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers standing or sitting, and to stand and sit in the same rak`ah
Seated Nafl Prayer Hadith With a Timing Variation
Sahih Muslim : 733b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 733b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ بِعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ .
Zuhri Narrated from:
Zuhri reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters, except this that he made a mention of one year or two years.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 733bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 143USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1598
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 733b
This hadith is brief, but it is still meaningful for readers studying the hadith about Nafl prayer sitting. It says that Zuhri reported the same hadith with the same chain of transmitters, except that he mentioned one year or two years. In simple words, this narration points back to the report about the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) praying Nafl while sitting near the end of his life. Its special value is the wording detail: the time is given as one year or two years. For searches like Sahih Muslim 733b explanation, seated Nafl prayer hadith, and Prophet praying sitting, this report helps readers notice how hadith texts sometimes preserve small wording differences without changing the main subject.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the same report through the same chain.
- It records a wording difference about one year or two years.
- Small details in transmission are preserved in hadith reports.
- The core subject remains the Prophet’s seated Nafl prayer.
