The Description of the Resting Sitting
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Question:
His third question, from Salih, says: I read in a book that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in the description of his prayer, would sit in a resting sitting after rising from prostration and before standing up. So how is this sitting? Because, as I imagine, if it were similar to his sitting between the two prostrations, the followers would have been reciting tasbih?
We ask you to elaborate on this. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This sitting is called by the jurists: the resting sitting. It is a light sitting that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do after the first rak'ah, before standing up for the second, and likewise after the third, before standing up for the fourth. Malik ibn al-Huwayrith narrated it from him in al-Bukhari, and Abu Hamid al-Sa'idi also narrated it from him. Both hadiths are authentic, and they indicate that it is a recommended practice (sunnah). It was mentioned in the hadith of Abu Hamid al-Sa'idi that he would sit in a manner similar to his sitting between the two prostrations. This is the best way to do it. It is a light sitting, with no dhikr in it and no du'a.
And if this is known from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then the Companions would not recite tasbih during it, because they knew that he was doing that. So it is not said: "If he had done it like his sitting between the two prostrations, they would have recited tasbih," as long as he was doing it and they knew that he was doing it. They would not alert him to it because of their knowledge that this is something he does (peace and blessings be upon him) and is accustomed to.
The conclusion is: it is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. It is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. This is the correct view. Some scholars said: it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the one who is unable, such as the sick person, the very old man, or the heavy person due to obesity, and the like.
The stronger view is: it is a recommended practice (sunnah) in all cases, and if one leaves it sometimes, there is no harm. Yes.
The presenter: But the form is the form of the sitting between the two prostrations...
The Shaykh: Between the two prostrations, this is the best. Between the two prostrations, yes. And this is what is established in the hadith of Abu Hamid al-Sa'idi al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), yes.
His third question, from Salih, says: I read in a book that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in the description of his prayer, would sit in a resting sitting after rising from prostration and before standing up. So how is this sitting? Because, as I imagine, if it were similar to his sitting between the two prostrations, the followers would have been reciting tasbih?
We ask you to elaborate on this. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This sitting is called by the jurists: the resting sitting. It is a light sitting that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do after the first rak'ah, before standing up for the second, and likewise after the third, before standing up for the fourth. Malik ibn al-Huwayrith narrated it from him in al-Bukhari, and Abu Hamid al-Sa'idi also narrated it from him. Both hadiths are authentic, and they indicate that it is a recommended practice (sunnah). It was mentioned in the hadith of Abu Hamid al-Sa'idi that he would sit in a manner similar to his sitting between the two prostrations. This is the best way to do it. It is a light sitting, with no dhikr in it and no du'a.
And if this is known from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then the Companions would not recite tasbih during it, because they knew that he was doing that. So it is not said: "If he had done it like his sitting between the two prostrations, they would have recited tasbih," as long as he was doing it and they knew that he was doing it. They would not alert him to it because of their knowledge that this is something he does (peace and blessings be upon him) and is accustomed to.
The conclusion is: it is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. It is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. This is the correct view. Some scholars said: it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the one who is unable, such as the sick person, the very old man, or the heavy person due to obesity, and the like.
The stronger view is: it is a recommended practice (sunnah) in all cases, and if one leaves it sometimes, there is no harm. Yes.
The presenter: But the form is the form of the sitting between the two prostrations...
The Shaykh: Between the two prostrations, this is the best. Between the two prostrations, yes. And this is what is established in the hadith of Abu Hamid al-Sa'idi al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), yes.
Source
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