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Muwatta Malik 310

Weak graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 310

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ نَالَنَا وَبَاءٌ مِنْ وَعْكِهَا شَدِيدٌ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ فِي سُبْحَتِهِمْ قُعُودًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ صَلاَةُ الْقَاعِدِ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ صَلاَةِ الْقَائِمِ ‏"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al As said, "When we arrived at Madina we were struck down by a severe epidemic which debilitated us greatly. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to the people while they were praying nawafil prayers sitting down. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The prayer of the one sitting is equal to only half the prayer of the one standing.' "

Reported by Malik (No. 310).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) قَوْلُهُ نَالَنَا وَبَاءٌ مِنْ وَعْكِهَا شَدِيدٌ الْوَبَاءُ سُرْعَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَكَثْرَتُهُ فِي النَّاسِ وَالْوَعْكُ شِدَّةُ الْحَرِّ مِنْ الْمَرَضِ وَقَوْلُهُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ فِي سُبْحَتِهِمْ قُعُودًا قِيلَ إِنَّ السُّبْحَةَ صَلَاةُ النَّافِلَةِ وَقَدْ قِيلَ فِي قوله تعالى فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ يُرِيدُ الْمُصَلِّينَ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْأَرْبَعِ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَالصُّبْحِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَقَدْ قِ…

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