Asl Sifat Salat al-Nabi - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (3/1046)

Asl Sifat Salat al-NabiNasir al-Din al-Albani

While travelling he would offer the supererogatory prayers on his mount.

He also legislated for his community that in moments of extreme danger they may pray on foot—standing—or mounted, as mentioned earlier. Concerning this the Exalted said: “Guard the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand before Allah in devout obedience. But if you fear (danger) then on foot or mounted; and when you are safe, remember Allah as He has taught you what you did not know” (al-Baqarah 2:238).

He ﷺ prayed seated during the illness that led to his death. He had likewise prayed seated on an earlier occasion when he was ailing and the people behind him were standing. He motioned for them to sit, so they did so; and when he finished he said, “You were just about to do what the Persians and Romans do: they stand before their kings while the latter remain seated. Do not do that. The imam has only been appointed to be followed: when he bows, bow; when he rises, rise; and if he prays seated, then all of you pray seated.” ⦗79–90⦘

Prayer of the Sick Person While Seated

ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I was suffering from haemorrhoids, so I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, ‘Pray standing; if you cannot, then seated; and if you cannot, then on your side.’” He also said, “I asked him ﷺ about a man who prays while seated. He replied, ‘Whoever prays standing—that is better; whoever prays seated receives half the reward of the one who stands; and whoever prays lying down (in another narration: reclining) receives half the reward of the one who is seated.’”

What is meant here is the sick person, for Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) related: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came upon some people who were praying seated because of illness and said, ‘The prayer of one who is seated is half the prayer of one who stands.’” He ﷺ once visited a sick man and found him praying on a cushion; he removed it and threw it aside. The man then picked up a stick to pray on, so he removed it too and cast it away, saying, “Pray on the ground if you are able; otherwise gesture with nods, making your prostration lower than your bowing.” ⦗91–100⦘

Praying Aboard a Ship

He ﷺ was asked about performing the prayer on a ship, and he said, “Pray on it standing, unless you fear drowning.” ⦗101⦘

Leaning on a Pillar During Prayer

When the Prophet ﷺ grew old and his body became heavy, he placed a post in his prayer area to lean on. ⦗102–103⦘

وأما في السفر؛ فكان يصلي على راحلته النافلة. وسَنَّ لأمته أن يصلوا في الخوف الشديد على أقدامهم، أو ركباناً - كما تقدم -، وذلك قوله تعالى: ﴿حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ والصَّلَاةِ الوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ. فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا فَإِذَا أَمِنتُمْ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾ (البقرة: ٢٣٨) . و" صلّى ﷺ في مرضِ موته جالساً ". وصلاها كذلكَ مرةً أخرى قبل هذه؛ حين " اشتكى، وصلّى الناسُ وراءَه قياماً؛ فأشارَ إليهم أنِ اجْلِسُوا؛ فجلسوا، فلما انصرفَ؛ قال: " إنْ كِدْتُمْ آنفاً لتفعلون فِعْلَ فارسَ والروم: يقومون على مُلوكهم وهم قُعود، فلا تفعلوا؛ إنما جُعِلَ الإمامُ ليُؤْتَمَّ به؛ فإذا ركع؛ فاركعوا، وإذا رفع؛ فارفعوا، وإذا صلى جالساً؛ فصلُّوا جلوساً [أجمعون] " ". (ص ٧٩ - ٩٠) . صلاة المريض جالساً وقال عمرانُ بن حصين ﵁: " كانتْ بي بَوَاسير، فسألت رسولَ الله ﷺ؟ فقال: " صلِّ قائماً، فإن لم تستطعْ؛ فقاعداً، فإن لم تستطعْ؛ فعلى جنبٍ " "، وقال أيضاً: "سألتُهُ ﷺ عن صلاةِ الرجل وهو قاعد؟ فقال: " مَنْ صلّى قائماً؛ فهو أفضلُ، ومن صلى قاعداً؛ فله نصف أجر القائم، ومن صلى نائماً (وفي رواية: مضطجعاً) ؛ فله نصف أجر القاعد " ". والمراد به المريض؛ فقد قال أنس ﵁. " خرج رسول الله ﷺ على ناس وهم يصلون قعوداً من مرض، فقال: " إن صلاة القاعد على النصف من صلاة القائم " ". و " عاد ﷺ مريضاً، فرآه يصلي على وسادة؛ فأخذها، فرمى بها، فأخذ عوداً؛ ليصلي عليه، فأخذه، فرمى به، وقال: " صلِّ على الأرض إن استطعت، وإلا؛ فَأَوْمِ إيماءً، واجعل سجودك أخفض من ركوعك " ". (ص ٩١ - ١٠٠) . الصلاةُ في السَّفينة وسُئل ﷺ عن الصلاة في السفينة؟ فقالَ: " صَلِّ فيها قائماً؛ إلا أن تخاف الغرق ". (١٠١) . الاعتماد على عمود ونحوه في الصلاة ولمَّا أسنَّ ﷺ وكبر؛ اتخد عموداً في مصلاه يعتمد عليه. (ص ١٠٢ - ١٠٣) .