Benefits of the Hadith: (… I asked Aisha about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), regarding his voluntary prayers, and she said:
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The Shaykh : First, this hadith provides several benefits: One of them is that the sunnah of the midday prayer is six rak'ahs; the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) of the midday prayer are six rak'ahs: four before it and two after it. This is in addition to what Abdullah ibn Umar stated, that he memorized from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ten rak'ahs, and he mentioned two of them before the midday prayer.
Another benefit of this hadith is that it is preferable to perform the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) in the house, even in the mosques where the reward for prayer is multiplied. What is the evidence for this? The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque is one where the reward for prayer is multiplied; a prayer in it is better than a thousand prayers in any other place, and yet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to pray the voluntary prayers in? In his house.
Another benefit is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray nine rak'ahs, including the witr. The apparent meaning of this hadith is that these nine are separated from the witr, and that he would pray two rak'ahs at a time, then conclude with one rak'ah. However, if he intended to conclude with nine, he would pray eight rak'ahs, then sit and recite the tashahhud without saying the taslim, then stand up and perform the ninth, recite the tashahhud, and say the taslim.
Another benefit of this hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray a long portion of the night standing and a long portion sitting. It is known that the longest part of the night is in winter, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) would endure the cold and the length of the night, and he would stand in prayer, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, until his feet would crack. Then she mentioned that when he was reciting while standing, he would bow and prostrate while standing; that is, he would bow from a standing position and prostrate from a standing position. This is one of its benefits: if a person is standing, he must bow while standing and he must prostrate while standing. Accordingly, it is necessary to rise after? What? After the bowing.
Another benefit is that if he prays sitting, he bows sitting and prostrates sitting. An example of bowing while sitting is to bend one’s back until one’s face faces what is behind the knees, at the minimum level of facing, and the perfection is to complete it. For example, if I say, if I do it this way, is it sufficient or not? It is sufficient. The perfection is to say, I extend my back until I face what is behind the knee completely. Good.
Another benefit of this hadith is that if he prays sitting, we do not obligate him to stand up after the bowing to prostrate from a standing position; we say, does he prostrate from what? From a sitting position. And another benefit of this hadith is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used not to pray the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer except when the dawn had appeared, because the pre-prayer sunnah before the obligatory prayer is not performed except after the time has entered. Yes.
Another benefit of this hadith is that it is preferable to perform the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) in the house, even in the mosques where the reward for prayer is multiplied. What is the evidence for this? The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque is one where the reward for prayer is multiplied; a prayer in it is better than a thousand prayers in any other place, and yet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to pray the voluntary prayers in? In his house.
Another benefit is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray nine rak'ahs, including the witr. The apparent meaning of this hadith is that these nine are separated from the witr, and that he would pray two rak'ahs at a time, then conclude with one rak'ah. However, if he intended to conclude with nine, he would pray eight rak'ahs, then sit and recite the tashahhud without saying the taslim, then stand up and perform the ninth, recite the tashahhud, and say the taslim.
Another benefit of this hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray a long portion of the night standing and a long portion sitting. It is known that the longest part of the night is in winter, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) would endure the cold and the length of the night, and he would stand in prayer, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, until his feet would crack. Then she mentioned that when he was reciting while standing, he would bow and prostrate while standing; that is, he would bow from a standing position and prostrate from a standing position. This is one of its benefits: if a person is standing, he must bow while standing and he must prostrate while standing. Accordingly, it is necessary to rise after? What? After the bowing.
Another benefit is that if he prays sitting, he bows sitting and prostrates sitting. An example of bowing while sitting is to bend one’s back until one’s face faces what is behind the knees, at the minimum level of facing, and the perfection is to complete it. For example, if I say, if I do it this way, is it sufficient or not? It is sufficient. The perfection is to say, I extend my back until I face what is behind the knee completely. Good.
Another benefit of this hadith is that if he prays sitting, we do not obligate him to stand up after the bowing to prostrate from a standing position; we say, does he prostrate from what? From a sitting position. And another benefit of this hadith is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used not to pray the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer except when the dawn had appeared, because the pre-prayer sunnah before the obligatory prayer is not performed except after the time has entered. Yes.