وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ عِلَّةِ الصَّلَاةِ كَيْفَ صَارَتْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications
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."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.