What is the ruling on the session of rest?
The jalsat al-istirahah (rest session) is recommended. It is a light sitting after the second prostration and before standing up in every rak'ah (unit of prayer) that is not followed by a (testification of faith). It has been authentically reported in al-Bukhari and Sunan Abi Dawud and al-Tirmidhi. It is considered a (prophetic tradition) by Imam Shafi'i, Ishaq, and Ahmad. It is not prescribed after a prostration of recitation ( al-tilawah), nor for one praying while sitting, nor in the rak'ah that is intended to be followed by a tashahhud, unless one intends to omit the tashahhud. It serves as a brief pause between two rak'ahs, and it is best that its duration does not exceed the length of طمأنينة (tranquility/stillness).
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