Nafi said: Ibn Umar saw a man resting on his left hand while he was sitting during prayer. The version of Harun bin Zaid goes: He was lying on his left side. the agreed version goes: he said to him: Do not sit like this, because those who are punished sit like this.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 994
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن | زبیر علی زئی:حسن, رواه البيھقي (2/136 موقوفًا وسنده حسن) ورواه أحمد (2/116 مرفوعًا وسنده حسن)
Hadith Takhrij« تخريج: تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 8513)، وقد أخرجہ: حم (2/116) (حسن) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
994. Commentary: ➊ In this narration, there is an explanation of the report of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal rahimahullah [992] which has been mentioned above. ➋ If a person is unable to sit, then he should perform the prayer lying down, but he should not fall onto his side.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 994