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Muwatta Malik 309

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 309

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ مَوْلًى، لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ - أَوْ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ صَلاَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ صَلاَتِهِ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ ‏"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Muhammad ibn Said ibn Abi Waqqas from a mawla of Amr ibn al-As or of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The prayer of one of you sitting down is only equal to half the prayer of one of you when he is standing."

Reported by Malik (No. 309).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَاةُ أَحَدِكُمْ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُرِيدُ أَجْرُ صَلَاةِ الْقَاعِدِ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ أَجْرِ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ لِأَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ لَا تَتَبَعَّضُ فَلَا يَصِحُّ نِصْفُهَا دُونَ سَائِرِهَا وَهَذَا اللَّفْظُ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَامًّا يَقْتَضِي أَنَّ كُلَّ صَلَاةٍ يُصَلِّيهَا الْقَاعِدُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ فَهِيَ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ إِلَّا أَنَّ الدَّلِيلَ قَدْ دَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ بِذَلِكَ بَعْضُ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَبَعْضُ الْحَالَاتِ وَأَصْلُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْقِيَامَ رُكْنٌ مِنْ أَرْكَانِ الصَّلَاةِ وَشَرْطٌ فِي صِحَّةِ الْفَرْضِ مِنْهَا مَعَ الْقُدْرَةِ عَلَيْهَا وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قوله تعالى وَقُوم…

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