أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَبِي وَدَاعَةَ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّی فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا قَطُّ حَتَّی کَانَ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِعَامٍ فَکَانَ يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا يَقْرَأُ بِالسُّورَةِ فَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّی تَکُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1663
It was narrated that Hafsah said: “I never saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم offer his voluntary prayers sitting down until one year before his death. Then he used to pray sitting down, reciting the Sarah so slowly that it seemed to be longer than a Sarah that is longer.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020