| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-26797 | | Narrated AbudDarda: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sit and we would also sit around him. If he got up intending to return; he would take off his sandals or something he was wearing; and his Companions recognising his purpose that he would return would stay where they were. | Chapter on If a person gets up from his seat then returns in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-26839 | | Narrated Saeed Ibn AlMusayab: While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting with some of his companions; a man reviled Abu Bakr and insulted him. But Abu Bakr remained silent. He insulted him twice; but Abu Bakr controlled himself. He insulted him thrice and Abu Bakr took revenge on him. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up when Abu Bakr took revenge. Abu Bakr said: Were you angry with me; Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied: An angel came down from Heaven and he was rejecting what he had said to you. When you took revenge; a devil came down. I was not going to sit when the devil came down. | The Chapter on Mischief And Mercy in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Regarding taking revenge in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27088 | | Narrated Umar Ibn AlSaib: One day when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting; his foster-father came forward. He spread out of a part of his garment and he sit on it. Then his mother came forward to him and he spread out the other side of his garment and she sat on it. Again ; his foster-brother came forward. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for him and seated him before himself. | The Chapter on Standing For Prayers Of The Companions in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Regarding honoring one parents in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27160 | | Narrated Aisha; Ummul Muminin: I never saw anyone more like the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in respect of gravity; calm deportment; pleasant disposition - according to AlHasan version: in respect of talk and speech. AlHasan did not mention gravity; calm deportment; pleasant disposition - than Fatimah; may Allah honour her face. When she came to visit him the Prophet he got up to welcome her; took her by the hand; kissed her and made her sit where he was sitting; and when he went to visit her; she got up to welcome him; took him by the hand; kissed him; and made him sit where she was sitting. | The Chapter on Good Manners And Sitting Calmly in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Standing to receive someone in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27172 | | Narrated Muawiyah: Abu Mijlaz said: Muawiyah went out to Ibn AlZubair and Ibn Amir. Ibn Amir got up and Ibn AlZubair remained sitting. Muawiyah said to Ibn Amir: Sit down; for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Let him who likes people to stand up before him prepare his place in Hell. | The Chapter on Charity To Save Oneself From Hell Fire in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Standing up to honor a person in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27578 | | Anas Bin Malik said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse and was thrown off it and his right was grazed. He then prayed one of the prayers sitting and we prayed one of the prayers sitting; and when he finished he said: the Imam is appointed only to be followed ; so when he prays standing; pray standing; and when he bows; bow; when he raises himself; raise yourselves; when he says Allah listen to him who praises Him; Our Lord ! to Thee be the praise: and when he prays sitting all of you pray sitting. | The Chapter on Prayers And The Masjid in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27579 | | Narrated Jabir Ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse in Medina. It threw him off at the root of a date-palm. His foot was injured. We visited him to inquire about his illness. We found him praying sitting in the apartment of Aisha. We; therefore; stood; praying behind him. He kept silent. We again visited him to inquire about his illness. He offered the obligatory prayer sitting. We; therefore; stood praying behind him; he made a sign to us and we sat down. When he finished the prayer; he said: When the imam prays sitting; pray sitting; and when the imam prays standing; pray standing; and do not act as the people of Persia used to act with their chiefs i.e. the people stood and they were sitting. | The Chapter on Fragrances And The Companions in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27580 | | Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet ﷺ said: The imam is appointed only to be followed; when he says Allah is most great; say Allah is most great and do not say Allah is most great until he says Allah is most great. When he bows; bow; and do not bow until he bows. And when he says Allah listens to him who praise Him; say O Allah; our Lord; to Thee be the praise. The version recorded by Muslim goes: And to Thee be the praise: And when he prostrate; and do not prostrate until he prostrates. When he prays standing; pray standing; and when he prays sitting; all of you pray sitting.Abu Dawud said: The words O Allah; our Lord; to You be the praise reported by Sulaiman were explained to me by some of our companions. | The Chapter on Prostration And Bowing in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27582 | | Aisha said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in his house sitting and the people prayed behind him standing. He made a sign to them asking them to sit down. When he finished the prayer; he said : The IMAM is appointed only to be followed; so when he prays standing. Pray standing ; and when he raises himself; raise yourself: and when he prays sitting. Pray sitting. | The Chapter on Prayers And The Masjid in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27584 | | Husain reported on the authority of the children of Sad Bin Muadh that Usaid Bin Hudair used to act as their Imam. when he fell ill the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him inquiring about his illness. They said: Messenger of Allah; our Imam is ill. He said : When he prays sitting; pray sitting.Abu Dawud said : The chain of this tradition is not continuous muttasil | The Chapter on Fragrances And The Companions in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27710 | | Abbas or Ayash Bin Sahl AlSaidi said that he was present in a meeting which was attended by his father who was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ ; Abu Huraira; Abu Humaid AlSaidi and Abu Usaid. He narrated the same tradition with a slight addition or deletion. He said: He then raised his head after bowing and uttered:Allah listens to him who praises Him; to Thee; our Lord; be the praise; and raised his hands. He then uttered: Allah is most great; then he prostrated himself and rested on his palms; knees; and the end of his toes while prostrating: then he uttered the Takbir Allah is most great ; and sat down on his hips and raised his other foot; then he uttered the takbir and prostrated himself; then he uttered takbir and stood up; but did not sit on his hips. He the narrator then narrated the rest of the tradition. He further said: Then he sat down at the end of two rakahs; when he was about to stand after two rakahs; he uttered the takbir; then he offered the last two rakahs of the prayer. The narrator did not mention about his sitting on the hips spreading out his feet. | The Chapter on Tashahhud Raising From Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Beginning Of The Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27760 | | Aisha said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began prayer with the takbir Allah is most great and with reciting Praise be to Allah; the Lord of the Universe. And when he bowed; he neither raised up nor lowered down his head; but kept it between the two conditions. And when he raised his head after bowing; he did not prostrate himself until he stood up straight; and when he raised his head after prostration; he did not prostrate the second time until he sat down properly; and he recited Altahiyat after every pair of rakahs; and when he sat; he spread out his left foot and raised his right. He forbade to sit like the sitting of the devil; and to spread out to hands on the ground in prostration like animals. He used to finish prayer with uttering the salutation. | The Chapter on The Format Of Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Those Who Do Not Say That BismilaahirRahmanirRahim Should Be Said Aloud in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27831 | | AlBarab. Azib said: I witnessed Muhammed ﷺ Abu Kamils version has the wording: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ -during his prayer. I found his standing like his bowing and prostration and his moderation in bowing was like that of his prostration; and his sitting between the two prostration and his prostration and his sitting between the salutation and going away after finishing the prayer were nearly equal to one another.Abu Dawud said: Mousaddad said: His bowing and his moderation in bowing and prostration; and his prostration and his sitting between the two prostrations; and his prostration and sitting between the salutation and going away after finishing the prayer were nearly equal. | The Chapter on Prostration Of Forgetfulness in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prolonged Standing After The Ruku And The Sitting Betwen The Two Prostration in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27833 | | Abu Huraira said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the Masjid; a man also entered it and prayed. He then came and saluted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned the salutation and said to him: Go back and pray; for you have not prayed. The man returned and prayed as he prayed before. He then came to prophet ﷺ and saluted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: And upon you be peace. Go back and pray; for you have not prayed. He did so three times. Then the man said: By Him who has sent you as a Prophet with truth; I cannot do better than this; so teach me. He said: When you get up to pray; utter the takbir Allah is most great ; then recite a convenient portion of the Quran; then bow and remain quietly in that position; then sit and remain quietly in that position; then raise yourself and stand erect: then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that position; then sit and remain quietly in that position; then do that throughout all your prayer.Abu Dawud said: AlQanabi reported this tradition from Said Bin Abi SaId on the authority of Abu Huraira. This version has the wording in the last: When you do this; then your prayer is completed. If you omit anything form this; you omit that much from your prayer. This version also has the wording: when you get up for praying; perform the abulation perfectly. | The Chapter on Tashahhud And Bowing in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of One Whose Back Does Not Come To A Complete Rest During Ruku And Prostration in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27928 | | Abdullah Bin Amr said : It has been narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said : The Prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer wins him half the reward of prayer. I came to him and found him prayer in sitting condition. I placed my hand on my head in surprise. He said: what is the matter Abdullah Bin Amr? I said; Messenger of Allah ﷺ you have been reported to me as saying : the prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer ; but you are praying in sitting condition. He said: yes; but I am not like one of you. | The Chapter on Contracts And Disputes In Land in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27929 | | Abdullah Bin Buraidah said : Imran Bin Hussain asked the prophet ﷺ about the prayer a man offers in sitting condition. He replied: his prayer in standing condition is better than his prayer in sitting condition; and his prayer in sitting condition is half the prayer he offers in standing condition; and his prayer in lying condition is half the prayer he offers in sitting condition. | The Chapter on Contracts And Disputes In Land in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27931 | | Aisha said : I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting the Quraan in his prayer at night in sitting condition until he became old. Then he used to sit in it the prayer and recite the Quran until forty or thirty verses remained; then he stood and recited them and prostrated himself. | The Chapter on Recitation And Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27932 | | Aisha; wife of the prophet ﷺ ; said: when the prophet ﷺ prayed sitting; he recited the Quran in sitting condition. When the amount of his recitation remained about thirty or forty verses he stood up and recited them standing. He then bowed and prostrated and then did so in the second Rakah of the prayer.Abu Dawud said: Alqamah Bin Waqqas narrated this tradition on the authority of Aisha from the Prophet ﷺ to the same effect. | The Chapter on Prostration Of Forgetfulness in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27933 | | Aisha said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray standing at night for a long time; and used to pray sitting at night for a long time. When he prayed standing; he bowed standing; and when he prayed sitting; he bowed sitting. | The Chapter on Prayers And Mercy Praise And Supplications in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27934 | | Abdullah Bin Shaqiq said: I asked Aisha whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited a whole Surah of the Quran in one Rakah of the prayer. She replied : He recited from among the Mufassal surahs. I asked: Did he pray at night sitting? She replied : he prayed sitting when the people made him old. | The Chapter on Recitation And Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
