Is the sitting of rest a recommended practice or not?

The questioner : For example, regarding the prayer, after the first prostration, is there a sitting? And after the second prostration, is there a standing between the standing and the prostration?

The Shaykh : Do you mean standing, i.e., rising?

The questioner : Yes, that is right.

The Shaykh : I mean, instead of raising his head from the second prostration to the next unit, is there a sitting or not?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, this is called the sitting of rest. It is a very light sitting, like a person who is about to sit for the tashahhud and remembers immediately. It is a light sitting. This is a recommended practice (sunnah).

The questioner : Is there evidence for it, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : The evidence is in Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud, and others.

The questioner : In Sahih al-Bukhari, for example, who is its narrator?

The Shaykh : Abu Humayd al-Sa'di.

The questioner : Abu Humayd al-Sa'di?

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you as well.

The questioner : Forgive us, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Welcome.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The questioner : And peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : With His permission (Glorified and Exalted is He), and whatever is extra in the form of stories and anecdotes, and what deals with the opposite sex, even in a way that contains some delicacy, the author bears the responsibility for it. There are things that should not be mentioned. I hope you understood my answer?

The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh, I understood. May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you. Do you have anything else?