Volume 2, Book 20, Number 217:
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.’ “