صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب اللباس والزينةThe Book of Clothes and Adornment
باب فِي مَنْعِ الاِسْتِلْقَاءِ عَلَى الظَّهْرِ وَوَضْعِ إِحْدَى الرِّجْلَيْنِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى:Chapter: The Ruling On Lying On Ones Back With One Leg On Top Of The Other
وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي الْأَخْنَسِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا يَسْتَلْقِيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَضَعُ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى " .
Jabir bin'Abdullah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: None of you should lie on his back and place one of his feet upon the other.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The prohibition mentioned in this hadith pertains to the situation where there is a fear of exposure (immodesty).
If this is not the case—for example, if a person is wearing pajamas, shalwar, etc.—then there is no harm in lying on one's back with one leg placed over the other,
as has been described regarding the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in the previous hadith.
1:
The prohibition mentioned in this hadith pertains to the situation where there is a fear of exposure (immodesty).
If this is not the case—for example, if a person is wearing pajamas, shalwar, etc.—then there is no harm in lying on one's back with one leg placed over the other,
as has been described regarding the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in the previous hadith.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2766
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Because there is a risk of immodesty in this, and performing such an act in the presence of others in a gathering is generally considered inappropriate.
However, its permissibility also exists, especially when there is no fear of immodesty.
As is mentioned in the following narrations.
Because there is a risk of immodesty in this, and performing such an act in the presence of others in a gathering is generally considered inappropriate.
However, its permissibility also exists, especially when there is no fear of immodesty.
As is mentioned in the following narrations.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4865
