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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ عَنِ الأَكْلِ مُنْبَطِحًاChapter: The prohibition of eating while lying down prostrate
Hadith 3370
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ , حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ , حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ , عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , قَالَ : نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ مُنْبَطِحٌ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ " .
´It was narrated from Salim that his father said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a man from eating while lying down on his face.”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: Sleeping on one’s stomach is also prohibited because it resembles the actions of the inhabitants of Hell; they will be dragged and thrown into Hellfire on their faces, as mentioned in the Qur’an.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, in authentic ahadith, lying on the stomach is generally prohibited. See: (Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi, Book of Manners, Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Dislike of Lying on the Stomach, Hadith: 2768, and Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Manners, Hadith: 5040).
So, when would it be permissible to eat while lying in this manner? Furthermore, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared the mentioned narration to be hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences; therefore, despite the narration being weak in its chain, it is actionable based on other supporting evidences.
And Allah knows best.
For further details, see: (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah, by al-Albani, no. 2394, and al-Irwa’, no. 1982).
The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, in authentic ahadith, lying on the stomach is generally prohibited. See: (Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi, Book of Manners, Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Dislike of Lying on the Stomach, Hadith: 2768, and Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Manners, Hadith: 5040).
So, when would it be permissible to eat while lying in this manner? Furthermore, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared the mentioned narration to be hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences; therefore, despite the narration being weak in its chain, it is actionable based on other supporting evidences.
And Allah knows best.
For further details, see: (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah, by al-Albani, no. 2394, and al-Irwa’, no. 1982).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3370
