300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sprained his foot, so we went to visit him. He came out to us, or we found him sitting in his room in front of an upper chamber. He prayed sitting down, and we stood behind him and prayed. When he finished the…
أحمد 15251SahihI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a man praying while seated. He said, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays seated receives half the reward of one who prays standing, and whoever prays lying down receives half the…
الأعظمي 3003SahihHe was a man afflicted with hemorrhoids. He said, "I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about praying while a man is seated." He replied, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays sitting receives half the reward of the one who prays…
أحمد 19983SahihI was ill while in Persia, so I would pray sitting down. I asked Ayesha about this, and she said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for a long part of the night standing, and a long part of the night sitting. When he recited standing,…
أحمد 24688SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was riding a horse in Medina when it threw him onto the trunk of a palm tree, dislocating his foot. We came to visit him and found him in Ayesha's upper chamber, performing voluntary prayer while seated. We stood…
أبو داود 602SahihI suffered from a fistula, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about it, and he said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
أبو داود 952SahihThe Prophet ﷺ arrived in Madinah while it was stricken with fever, and the people fell ill with the fever. The Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque and found the people sitting while praying. The Prophet ﷺ said, "The prayer of the one who sits is…
أحمد 12395SahihI had a fistula, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about prayer. He said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
ابن ماجه 1223SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for long stretches of the night standing and for long stretches sitting. When he prayed standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he prayed sitting, he would bow from a sitting position.
أبو داود 955SahihI had a fistula, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about prayer. He said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
أحمد 19819SahihShe reported it as a marfu hadith, saying that he ﷺ said, "The prayer of one who prays sitting is half the reward of one who prays standing, provided he does not sit cross-legged."
أحمد 25851HasanShe reported it as a marfu hadith, saying that he ﷺ said, "The prayer of one who prays sitting is half the reward of one who prays standing, provided he does not sit cross-legged."
أحمد 24426HasanI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a man praying while seated. He said, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays seated receives half the reward of the one who prays standing, and whoever prays lying down receives half the…
الأعظمي 2758SahihSaaib asked Ayesha, "I am unable to pray except while sitting. What do you think of that?" She replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A man's prayer while sitting is equivalent to half of his prayer while standing.'"
أحمد 25903DifficultI had hemorrhoids, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about prayer. He said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
البخاري 1117SahihI asked Ayesha, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray sitting down?" She replied, "He used to pray for long stretches of the night sitting, and for long stretches of the night standing. When he recited standing, he would bow from a standing…
أحمد 25992SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray both standing and sitting. When he began the prayer standing, he would perform the bowing while standing, and when he began the prayer sitting, he would perform the bowing while sitting.
أحمد 25688SahihHe was a man suffering from hemorrhoids. Abu Muamar once reported from Imran bin Husayn, who said, "I asked the Prophet ﷺ about a man praying while seated." He replied, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays seated receives…
البخاري 1116SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray for long stretches of the night standing and for long stretches sitting. I asked, "How did he do that?" She replied, "When he recited standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he recited…
أحمد 24822SahihA man entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in one corner of it. The man prayed, then came and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "And peace be upon you. Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he…
البخاري 6251SahihHe asked the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. Ishaq informed us, saying Abdul-Samad reported to us, saying, "I heard my father say, Husayn narrated to us from Abu Burayda, who said, Imran bin Husayn, who suffered from hemorrhoids, narrated to me,…
البخاري 1115SahihA man entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in one corner of it. He prayed, then came and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "And peace be upon you. Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he…
الأعظمي 14241SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to deliver the sermon standing, then sit down, then stand again, just as you do now.
الأعظمي 3282SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was seated, and Abu Bakr [[r1]] was calling out the takbir to make the people hear it. The Prophet ﷺ turned toward us and saw that we were standing, so he gestured to us,…
أحمد 14590SahihHe asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the prayer of one who is seated. He replied, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays sitting receives half the reward of the one who prays standing, and whoever prays lying down receives…
أحمد 19974SahihHe asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a man praying while seated. He replied, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. A man's prayer while seated earns half the reward of his prayer while standing, and his prayer while lying down earns…
أحمد 19899SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray standing and sitting, barefoot and wearing sandals.
الأعظمي 2577HasanI visited Ayesha, and she told us that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The prayer of one who prays sitting is worth half the prayer of one who prays standing."
أحمد 24325DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray both standing and sitting. When he began the prayer standing, he would perform the bowing while standing, and when he began the prayer sitting, he would perform the bowing while sitting.
النسائي 1648SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to deliver the Friday sermon standing, then he would sit, then stand again, just as you do today.
الأعظمي 3286SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was sitting, and Abu Bakr was relaying his takbeer to the people. He turned toward us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us and we sat down, and we prayed his prayer…
الأعظمي 13937SahihHe saw the Prophet ﷺ praying, and whenever he was in an odd-numbered rakah of his prayer, he would not rise until he had settled into a sitting position.
الأعظمي 2101SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was seated, and Abu Bakr was relaying his takbir to the people. He turned toward us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us, and we sat down and prayed his prayer seated.…
مسلم 928SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed standing, he would perform the bowing while standing, and when he prayed sitting, he would perform the bowing while sitting.
أحمد 24809SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to deliver the sermon standing, then he would sit down, then stand again, just as you do now.
البخاري 920SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was sitting, and Abu Bakr was relaying his takbeer to the people. He turned toward us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us and we sat down, and we prayed his prayer…
الأعظمي 1231SahihI asked Ayesha about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He used to pray for a long part of the night standing and for a long part of the night sitting. When he recited while standing, he would bow from a standing…
أحمد 26039SahihWhen we arrived in Madinah, we were struck by a severe outbreak of its fever. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to the people while they were performing their voluntary prayers sitting down, and he said, "The prayer of one who sits is half…
مالك 316DaifAlqama took me by the hand and told me that Abdullah bin Masud took him by the hand, and that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took Abdullah by the hand and taught him the tashahhud in the prayer. He then mentioned the same supplication as in the…
أبو داود 970SahihA man entered the mosque and prayed while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in a corner of the mosque. The man then came and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he went back and…
البخاري 6667SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in, prayed, then approached and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned [[r0]] his greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The…
أبو داود 856SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was seated, and Abu Bakr was calling out the takbir to make the people hear it. The Prophet ﷺ turned toward us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us, and we sat down…
ابن ماجه 1240SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for long stretches at night. When he prayed standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he prayed sitting, he would bow from a sitting position.
مسلم 1700SahihI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the prayer of a sick person, and he said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side." Hannad narrated this to us, saying Waki narrated to us from Ibrahim bin Tahman,…
الترمذي 372SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was seated, and Abu Bakr was relaying his takbir to the people. He turned toward us and saw that we were standing, so he gestured for us to sit down, and we completed the…
الأعظمي 2608SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, so we prayed behind him while he was seated, and Abu Bakr was relaying his takbir to the people. He turned toward us and saw us standing, so he gestured for us to sit, and we performed the prayer with him…
الأعظمي 2283SahihI was told that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man's prayer while seated is half of the prayer." So I went to him and found him praying while seated. I placed my hand on my head, and he asked, "What is the matter, Abdullah bin Amr?" I…
الأعظمي 2759SahihI sat with him, meaning the Prophet ﷺ, more than a hundred times. So said al-Warkani. He would only deliver the sermon while standing. He would give his first sermon, then sit down briefly, then stand up again and deliver his second sermon.
أحمد 20881HasanI asked Ayesha about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He used to pray four rakahs before Dhuhr and two after it, two before Asr, two after Maghrib, and two after Isha. Then at night he would pray nine rakahs." I asked,…
أحمد 25819SahihI asked her about the voluntary prayers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He used to pray for long stretches of the night standing, and for long stretches of the night sitting. When he recited while standing, he would bow and…
الترمذي 375SahihWhen the Prophet of Allah ﷺ began the prayer standing, he would complete it standing, and when he began the prayer sitting, he would complete it sitting.
أحمد 26274SahihI was present in a gathering where this hadith was mentioned. It stated that when he sat after the first two rakahs, he sat on the sole of his left foot and kept his right foot upright. When he reached the fourth rakah, he placed his left…
أبو داود 965SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would pray for a long part of the night standing and a long part of the night sitting. I asked, "How did he do that?" She replied, "When he recited standing, he bowed from standing, and when he recited sitting, he bowed from…
أحمد 25329SahihHe used to lead them in prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit him during his illness, and they said, "Messenger of Allah, our imam is ill." He replied, "When he prays sitting, pray sitting as well."
أبو داود 607DaifRifa bin Rafi reported from his uncle, from the Prophet ﷺ, the same story, in which he said, "When you stand for your prayer, say the takbir glorifying Allah the Exalted, then recite whatever is easy for you from the Quran." He also said in…
أبو داود 860HasanHe saw the Prophet ﷺ praying, and whenever he was in an odd-numbered rakah of his prayer, he would not rise until he had settled into a sitting position.
الترمذي 287SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray while seated, reciting in that position. When about thirty or forty verses of his recitation remained, he would stand and complete the recitation while standing, then perform the bowing and prostration. He would…
الترمذي 374SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in, prayed, then approached the Prophet ﷺ and greeted him with peace. The Prophet [[r0]] returned the greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man went…
الترمذي 303SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for long stretches at night. When he prayed standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he prayed sitting, he would bow from a sitting position.
النسائي 1647SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the leader prays sitting, then pray sitting." The people were amazed at Muawiya's truthfulness.
الأعظمي 2285Sahih