حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّائُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم عَنْ تَطَوُّعِهِ فَقَالَتْ کَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلا طَوِيلا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلا طَوِيلا قَاعِدًا فَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ رَکَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ وَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ رَکَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
شمائل المحمدية / شمائل ترمزی · Hadith 260
'Abdullah bin Shaqeeq Radiyallahu' 'Anhu reports that he asked 'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha regarding the nawaafil prayers. She replied: "Rasulullah Sallallahu'Alayhi Wasallam performed nawaafil in the long part of the night whilst standing, and performed nawaafil in the long part of the night whilst sitting. His noble habit was that if he stood and recited (the Qur-aan) he performed ruku' and sajdah in a standing posture. If he recited whilst sitting, he performed the ruku' and sajdah in a sitting posture".
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020