Those who disliked placing one leg over the other

Isma'il bin Abi Isma'il Rashid said: I lay on my back and then raised my leg onto my knee. At this, Sa'id threw a few small pebbles at me, and then said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to forbid lying like this.

Ibn Sirin said that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) considered it disliked that one should lie down and place one of his legs on the other.

Wasil said that Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down and then placed one of his legs on the other. At this, Ka'b said to him: Put it down, for it is not proper for any human being to sit like this.

Amr bin Utbah bin Farqad said that Ka'b said to him: Put it down, for this is not proper for any human being.

Habib said: Muhammad saw me with my leg placed in this way, my right foot resting on my left thigh. He said: Remove it. Indeed, they have agreed on its being disliked.

The narrator said: I mentioned this to al-Hasan, and he said: The Jews used to consider it disliked, and the Muslims differed from them.

Mughirah said that Ibrahim considered it disliked that a man should sit and place his heel on his thigh, and he said: This is sitting on the haunch (tawarruk).

Layth said that Mujahid used to forbid sitting in this manner.

Layth said that Tawus disliked sitting cross-legged, and he would say: This is a kingly posture.