Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about a man praying while sitting, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Praying while standing is superior, and the reward of the one who prays while sitting is half of the reward of the one who prays while standing."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying while sitting, so I said, "I have been told that you (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Indeed, the reward of the one who prays sitting is half of that of the one who prays standing.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes," but I am not like any one of you. These are the words of Abu Musa's hadith. Janab Bundar did not say "Yes."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing prayer while sitting cross-legged.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to perform most of his prayers sitting before his death. The words of Ibn Rafi’ and Ibn Sudran are: "Until most of the prayers of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were performed while he was sitting."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), after becoming old, used to pray while sitting. Then, when about thirty or forty verses of the surah remained, he (peace be upon him) would stand up and recite those verses, then go into bowing (ruku). Whereas in the narration of Ali bin Hujr (may Allah have mercy on him), the words are: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recite while sitting in the Tahajjud prayer until his age increased (then he would recite while sitting)."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaqiq says that I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray sitting?" She replied, "When the concerns of the people made the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) old, then after that he would pray (sitting)." The words of Janab Al-Dawraqi are that she said, "Yes, when the worries and concerns of the people made the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) old and weak, then after that (he would pray sitting)."

Lady Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I did not see the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) performing his voluntary prayers sitting, until when he was in the period of one year before his death, he (peace be upon him) started performing his voluntary prayers sitting. Whenever he (peace be upon him) would recite a surah, he would recite it with such pauses and deliberation that it would become longer than the longest surah. Ibn Hisham did not mention the words "in his voluntary prayer."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray while sitting. And when about thirty or forty verses of the surah remained, he (peace be upon him) would stand up and recite those verses, then bow (ruku‘).

Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite (in voluntary prayer) while sitting, and when he intended to bow (for ruku’), he would stand for as long as it takes a person to recite forty verses, (then he would perform ruku’).

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaqiq narrates that I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the manner of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) voluntary prayers. She replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray for a long time standing at night, and he would also pray for a long time sitting. So, when he recited while standing, he would also perform bowing (ruku) and prostration (sajdah) standing, and when he recited while sitting, he would also perform bowing and prostration sitting.