The Resting Position in Prayer
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Question:
I ask Allah to do you good. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on the sitting for rest in the prayer? Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or not? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it is not a recommended practice (sunnah); rather, it is done out of necessity. If a person does it because he needs to—because he is old or sick and requires it—he does it. But if he is strong, he does not do it, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) only did it when he became heavy in the last part of his life (peace and blessings be upon him). Before that, he did not sit for rest. This indicates that it is done only out of necessity. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Yes.
I ask Allah to do you good. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on the sitting for rest in the prayer? Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or not? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it is not a recommended practice (sunnah); rather, it is done out of necessity. If a person does it because he needs to—because he is old or sick and requires it—he does it. But if he is strong, he does not do it, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) only did it when he became heavy in the last part of his life (peace and blessings be upon him). Before that, he did not sit for rest. This indicates that it is done only out of necessity. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-51-منهج أئمة الدعوة في مسائل التكفير والخروج|صالح الفوزان|العام — youtube.com (1:19:59)
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