hadith
929
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Hadith.931 - Abu Basir asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the reason for why the prayer consists of two units (rak'ahs) with four prostrations (Sujood).
Imam (as) replied: "Because one unit of standing (qiyam) is equivalent to two units of sitting."
931 - وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ عِلَّةِ اَلصَّلاَةِ كَيْفَ صَارَتْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ قَالَ «لِأَنَّ رَكْعَةً مِنْ قِيَامٍ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ جُلُوسٍ.
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