Narrated by Imran ibn Husain
Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays sitting has half the reward of the one standing, and whoever prays lying down has half the reward of the one sitting.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1115
What this hadith teaches
This is for voluntary prayers by someone able to stand. Someone who cannot stand gets the full reward.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Narrator
- Imran ibn Husain
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَهْوَ أَفْضَلُ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1115, as given on sunnah.com.