A man sitting with one leg over the other

The paternal uncle of Abbad, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lying on his back in the mosque. At that time he (peace and blessings be upon him) had placed one of his feet on the other.

Abdullah bin Malik said that he went in to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), or he was seen lying on his back, in the state of having placed one of his feet on the other.

Abdullah bin Abdullah bin al-Harith said that he saw Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) sitting in the state of having placed one of his feet on the other.

Nafi' said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would lie down and then place one of his feet on the other.

Nafi' said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would lie flat on his back and place one of his feet on the other, and he saw no harm in that. He would also sit in this state, and he saw no harm in sitting this way either.

Jabir said that Ikrimah said: Only the People of the Book used to forbid sitting like this.

And Amir and Muhammad bin Ali said: There is no harm in it.

Amr bin Abi Amr said that Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) did this: he placed one of his feet on the other.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said that Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them both) both used to sit in this manner.

The paternal uncle of Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) under an arak tree, lying on his back with one of his legs placed on the other, and he was reciting this supplication: (O our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people) [Yunus: 85].

Imran bin Muslim said: I saw Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) in the state of having placed one of his legs on the other.

Al-Hakam said: I asked Abu Mijlaz about a man who sits and places one of his feet on the other. He said: There is no harm in it. This is only something that the Jews consider disliked. They say: Allah Almighty created the heavens and the earth in six days, then on Saturday He rose (istawa) and sat in this posture.

Ibn Sirin said that Harun bin Ri'ab asked him, while he was sitting on his couch with one of his legs placed on the other: O Abu Bakr! Is this considered disliked? He said: No.

Al-Rabi' bin al-Mundhir said that his father, al-Mundhir, said: I saw Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah with one leg placed on the other.

Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman said that Isra'il was asked: Have you seen al-Sha'bi with one of his feet placed on the other? He said: Yes.