The Ruling on the Sitting for Rest

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Hassan, asks: What is the ruling on sitting after rising from the first prostration, that is, in the second rak'ah, meaning the sitting for rest?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this at the end of his life when he became weak. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether this sitting by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was for the purpose of legislation, in which case it would be a recommended practice (sunnah), or whether it was due to necessity, in which case it would not be a recommended practice but rather permissible; if a person needs it, he does it, and if he does not need it, he does not do it. There are two opinions among the scholars. The correct view is that it is not a recommended practice, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it when he was strong, but rather he did it out of necessity when he became heavy. Yes.