6/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 735b — Same Report on Seated Prayer
It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers standing or sitting, and to stand and sit in the same rak`ah
Seated Prayer Hadith Reported Through the Same Chain
Sahih Muslim : 735b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 735b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى الأَعْرَجِ، .
Abu Yahya al-A'raj Narrated from:
A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Yahya al-A'raj with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 735bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 146USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1601
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 735b
This hadith is a supporting narration for the report about prayer while sitting. It says that a hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Yahya al-A'raj with the same chain of transmitters. The text itself is not a new scene with new details. It points back to the earlier report in which Abdullah b. Amr heard that the prayer of a man sitting is half of the prayer and then asked the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) about seeing him pray sitting. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 735b explanation, prayer sitting is half hadith, or seated prayer narration, this report is useful because it shows another transmission path within the same subject. The focus remains careful reporting and the seated prayer topic.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the same seated prayer report.
- It mentions Abu Yahya al-A'raj in the transmission.
- The report preserves the chain connected to the earlier narration.
- It keeps attention on the hadith about prayer while sitting.
