Narrated `Abdullah bin Buraida: `Imran bin Husain had piles.

Once Abu Ma mar narrated from `Imran bin Husain had said, "I

asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about the prayer of a person while

sitting. He said, 'It is better for one to pray standing; and

whoever prays sitting gets half the reward of that who prays

while standing; and whoever prays while Lying gets half the

reward of that who prays while sitting.' "

2.218:

Narrated `Imran bin Husain: had piles, so I asked the Prophet

about the prayer. He said, "Pray while standing and if you

can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then

pray Lying on your side."

2.219:

Narrated Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) I never saw Allah's

Apostle offering the night prayer while sitting except in his

old age and then he used to recite while sitting and whenever

he wanted to bow he would get up and recite thirty or forty

verses (while standing) and then bow.

2.220:

Narrated `Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) Allah's Apostle (in his

last days) used to pray sitting. He would recite while

sitting, and when thirty or forty verses remained from the

recitation he would get up and recite them while standing and

then he would bow and prostrate. He used to do the same in the

second rak`a. After finishing the Prayer he used to look at me

and if I was awake he would talk to me and if I was asleep, he

would lie down.

Bk. 21: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

2.221:

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet got up at night to offer

the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd.

Anta qaiyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd,