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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الصلوٰةBook of Prayer
Sitting with the buttocks on the heels between two prostrations
Hadith 194
اُردوEn
اَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَکْرٍ، اَنَا ابْنُ جُرَیْجٍ، اَخْبَرَنِیْ اَبُو الزُّبَیْرِ، اَنَّهٗ سَمِعَ طَاؤُوْسًا یَقُوْلُ: قُلْنَا لِاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِی الْاِقْعَاءِ عَلَی الْقَدَمَیْنِ، فَقَالَ: هُوَ سُنَّةٌ، قُلْنَا: فَمَا تَرٰی ذٰلِکَ مِنَ الْحَسَنِ اِذَا فَعَلَهٗ الرَّجُلُ؟ فَقَالَ: بَلٰی هُوَ سُنَّةُ نَبِیِّكَ.
Tawoos (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: We asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about sitting with the buttocks placed on the feet between the prostrations. He replied: That is Sunnah. We said: When a person does this (sits like this), do you consider it good? He replied: Why not, it is the Sunnah of your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that sitting in the position of iq‘a’ between the two prostrations is permissible.
Iq‘a’ means to sit with the buttocks resting on the heels. Imam Abu Dawud rahimahullah has transmitted the above hadith under this chapter: (Chapter: The Iq‘a’ Between the Two Prostrations). Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states: Two hadiths have been narrated regarding the chapter of iq‘a’. According to one hadith, iq‘a’ is Sunnah, and in another hadith, there is a prohibition. (The prohibition is regarding the manner called ‘uqbat ash-shaytan’—the sitting of the devil.) The scholars have differed regarding the ruling of iq‘a’ and its interpretation, and the correct view is that there are two types of iq‘a’: One is that a person places both buttocks on the ground and raises the shins, and places the hands on the ground like a dog—this is prohibited, and the prohibition in the hadith refers to this. The second is that one sits on the heels between the two prostrations, and this is what Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas radi Allahu anhuma intended. And this iq‘a’ is Sunnah between the two prostrations.
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that sitting in the position of iq‘a’ between the two prostrations is permissible.
Iq‘a’ means to sit with the buttocks resting on the heels. Imam Abu Dawud rahimahullah has transmitted the above hadith under this chapter: (Chapter: The Iq‘a’ Between the Two Prostrations). Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states: Two hadiths have been narrated regarding the chapter of iq‘a’. According to one hadith, iq‘a’ is Sunnah, and in another hadith, there is a prohibition. (The prohibition is regarding the manner called ‘uqbat ash-shaytan’—the sitting of the devil.) The scholars have differed regarding the ruling of iq‘a’ and its interpretation, and the correct view is that there are two types of iq‘a’: One is that a person places both buttocks on the ground and raises the shins, and places the hands on the ground like a dog—this is prohibited, and the prohibition in the hadith refers to this. The second is that one sits on the heels between the two prostrations, and this is what Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas radi Allahu anhuma intended. And this iq‘a’ is Sunnah between the two prostrations.
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 194
