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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1225

Chapter: Voluntary prayer while sitting

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1225

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ وَالَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَا مَاتَ حَتَّى

كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاَتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الأَعْمَالِ إِلَيْهِ الْعَمَلَ الصَّالِحَ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ وَإِنْ كَانَ يَسِيرًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:

‘By the One Who took his soul (i.e., the soul of the Prophet (ﷺ)), he did not die until he offered most of his prayers sitting down. And the dearest of the actions to him was the righteous action that the person does regularly, even if it were a little.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1225, 4237) and Ahmad (No. 25501).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( وَاَلَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ ) الْوَاو لِلْقَسَمِ وَالْمُرَاد بِقَوْلِهَا ذَهَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ قَبَضَهَا أَكْثَر صَلَاته أَيْ فِي اللَّيْل أَوْ النَّوَافِل مُطْلَقًا الَّذِي يَدُوم عَلَيْهِ أَيْ الْعَامِل.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1225
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1225
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1225
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1225

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 4237

“By the One Who took his (ﷺ) soul, he did not die until most of his prayers were offered sitting down. And the most beloved of deeds to him was a righteous deed which a person persists in doing, even if it is something small.”

‏ وَالَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَا مَاتَ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاَتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ الأَعْمَالِ إِلَيْهِ، الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ وَإِنْ كَانَ…

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Also reported by… (7)
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (606)لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • المعجم الصغير للطبراني (926)مَا مَاتَ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ قَاعِدًا
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (19060)مَا مَاتَ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الأَعْمَالِ إِلَيْهِ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ يَسِيرًا
  • شرح السنة (970)لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (4487)وَالَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ مَا مَاتَ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (3959)لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (3980)لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1654

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not pass away until most of his prayers were offered sitting down, except for the obligatory prayers, and the dearest of actions to him were those which were done persistently, even if they were few."

مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاَتِهِ قَاعِدًا إِلاَّ الْفَرِيضَةَ وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَيْهِ أَدْوَمَهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ ‏.‏

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