أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا قَالَ مَنْ صَلَّی قَائِمًا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ وَمَنْ صَلَّی قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ وَمَنْ صَلَّی نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1665
It was narrated that ‘Imran bin Husain said: “I asked the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about one who prays sitting down. He said: ‘Whoever prays standing up is better, and one who prays sitting down will have half the reward of one who prays standing up. And whoever prays lying down will have half the reward of one who prays sitting down.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020