Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 21.0

The superiority of prayer sitting down over prayer lying down

باب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ عَلَى صَلاَةِ النَّائِمِ

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1660sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Hameed bin Musa'da bin al-MubarakfromSufyan bin Habib al-Basrifromal-Husain bin Dhakwan al-Mua'lamfrom'Abdullah bin Burayda bin al-Husaybfrom'Imran bin Husain

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ وَمَنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ وَمَنْ صَلَّى نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that 'Imran bin Husain said:

"I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about one who prays sitting down. He said: 'Whoever prays standing up is better, and one who prays sitting down will have half the reward of one who prays standing up. And whoever prays lying down will have half the reward of one who prays sitting down.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا قَالَ ‏