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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدب
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَجْلِسُ مُتَرَبِّعًا
Chapter: Regarding a man sitting cross-legged.
Sunan Abu Dawud 4850 — Regarding a man sitting cross-legged
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ تَرَبَّعَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ حَسْنَاءَ " .
Jabir bin Samurah said: When the Prophet ﷺ prayed the dawn prayer, he sat cross-legged where he was till the sun had come well up.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In general circumstances, sitting cross-legged is permissible; even a sick person may sit in this manner while performing prayer. However, for eating, some scholars have considered sitting in this way to be disliked (makruh), and their reasoning is that this manner of sitting can fall under the category of reclining, and eating while reclining is prohibited.
➋ It is recommended (mustahabb) that a person remain seated in the mosque after the Fajr prayer until sunrise, engaging in remembrance (dhikr), glorification (tasbih), recitation, and other acts related to the Qur'an.
➊ In general circumstances, sitting cross-legged is permissible; even a sick person may sit in this manner while performing prayer. However, for eating, some scholars have considered sitting in this way to be disliked (makruh), and their reasoning is that this manner of sitting can fall under the category of reclining, and eating while reclining is prohibited.
➋ It is recommended (mustahabb) that a person remain seated in the mosque after the Fajr prayer until sunrise, engaging in remembrance (dhikr), glorification (tasbih), recitation, and other acts related to the Qur'an.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4850
