The Ruling on the Sitting for Rest and When to Say Takbir: Is It While Sitting or When Beginning to Stand?
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When the imam is sitting for rest, when does he say takbir? Is it while he is sitting, or when he begins to stand up?
When he begins to rise from prostration, he says takbir, even if he sits down.If he is an imam, we might say: It is more likely that his takbir is when he stands up. If you are a ma'mum, and the imam sits for rest, sit with him. If you do not consider this sitting to be a recommended practice, then in that case, the takbir is said as soon as he rises from prostration. This sitting is not a recommended practice in an absolute sense, nor is it disliked in an absolute sense; rather, it is for those who need it due to old age, illness, or joint pain. They sit and then rise. As for the energetic person who has no such condition, he rises directly from prostration. If the imam sits, sit; if he does not sit, do not sit.
When he begins to rise from prostration, he says takbir, even if he sits down.If he is an imam, we might say: It is more likely that his takbir is when he stands up. If you are a ma'mum, and the imam sits for rest, sit with him. If you do not consider this sitting to be a recommended practice, then in that case, the takbir is said as soon as he rises from prostration. This sitting is not a recommended practice in an absolute sense, nor is it disliked in an absolute sense; rather, it is for those who need it due to old age, illness, or joint pain. They sit and then rise. As for the energetic person who has no such condition, he rises directly from prostration. If the imam sits, sit; if he does not sit, do not sit.