It is narrated from Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Umar that he saw Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) sitting cross-legged in prayer when he sat. I too sat in the same way, and I was young in those days. Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) forbade me and said: The Sunnah way of sitting in prayer is that you keep your right foot upright and lay the left one down and sit on it. I asked: But you do it this way (cross-legged)? He said: My feet cannot bear my weight (that is, I am unwell).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2776
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