What is the correct ruling on the sitting for rest?
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Question:
He also asks: Is there a light sitting in the prayer after the end of the final prostration in the first unit, and likewise in the third unit?
Answer:
Yes, it is called the sitting for rest, the sitting for rest, a light sitting, with no dhikr or supplication in it, like his sitting between the two prostrations. Then he stands up for the second and the fourth; there is no harm in that. In fact, it is recommended, being one of the sunnahs of the prayer according to the stronger opinion. According to the strongest of the opinions of the scholars, it is a sunnah: one sits briefly, like his sitting between the two prostrations, then stands up for the second, then stands up in the third for the fourth. Yes.
The presenter: Are there any sittings other than these two?
Answer: No, just these: the sitting between the two prostrations is known, the first tashahhud is known, the final tashahhud is known, and this sitting is after the first and after the third.
Some of the scholars hold that it has been abrogated. Some of the scholars hold that it is specific to the sick person and the old man who is unable and in need. Some of the scholars hold that it is a sunnah in all cases, and that is the correct view.
He also asks: Is there a light sitting in the prayer after the end of the final prostration in the first unit, and likewise in the third unit?
Answer:
Yes, it is called the sitting for rest, the sitting for rest, a light sitting, with no dhikr or supplication in it, like his sitting between the two prostrations. Then he stands up for the second and the fourth; there is no harm in that. In fact, it is recommended, being one of the sunnahs of the prayer according to the stronger opinion. According to the strongest of the opinions of the scholars, it is a sunnah: one sits briefly, like his sitting between the two prostrations, then stands up for the second, then stands up in the third for the fourth. Yes.
The presenter: Are there any sittings other than these two?
Answer: No, just these: the sitting between the two prostrations is known, the first tashahhud is known, the final tashahhud is known, and this sitting is after the first and after the third.
Some of the scholars hold that it has been abrogated. Some of the scholars hold that it is specific to the sick person and the old man who is unable and in need. Some of the scholars hold that it is a sunnah in all cases, and that is the correct view.
Source
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