Sunnah sitting position (when sitting down & praying)

Sitting Mutarabbi’an on buttocks, with each calf tucked up to the thigh. This is called tarabbu’, and in this posture the calf and thigh on the right and the left are all visible, whereas in the case of iftiraash the calf disappears beneath the thigh, but in tarabbu’ all four parts (thigh and calf on both sides) are visible.

Aa’ishah said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) praying mutarabbi’an. And because that is usually more comfortable than al-iftiraash. It is well known that standing needs a longer recitation than saying, “Rabb ighfir li warhamni (Lord forgive me and have mercy on me).” Hence it is better to sit mutarabbi’an. (Islamqa.info)

muftarishan (in the posture called iftiraash: the calf disappears beneath the thigh)

Muhtabiyan (sitting with one’s legs drawn up and wrapped in one's garment)

Sitting in Nawafil:


You can say the opening takbeer standing and then sit, or you may say the opening takbeer whilst sitting, then when you feel more energetic you can get up, and this is better and preferable.

The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to pray at night, and when he got tired he would sit down, then when he was going to bow, he would get up and bow.

It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I did not see the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) reciting in any night prayer whilst sitting until he grew old, then he would recite whilst sitting, and when there were thirty or forty verses left of the soorah, he would stand up and recite them, then he would bow.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1148) and Muslim (731).

Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim: This indicates that it is permissible in the same rak‘ah to stand for part of it and sit for part of it. This is our opinion and the opinion of Maalik, Abu Haneefah and most of the scholars. It is the same whether one stands then sits, or sits then stands. Some of the early scholars disallowed that, but that is extreme. Al-Qaadi narrated from Abu Yoosuf and Muhammad, the two companions of Abu Haneefah, among others, that it is makrooh to sit after standing, but if the person intended to stand, then he wanted to sit down, that is permissible in our view and that of the majority. Among the Maalikis, Ibn al-Qaasim regarded it as permissible and Ashhab disallowed it. End quote.

And Allah knows best.


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Az-Zumar 39:53

قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Say: "O 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.


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