السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: الإقعاء المكروه في الصلاة
The disliked iq'a in prayer
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْعَدْلُ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، أنبأ سَعِيدٌ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ ⦗١٧٣⦘ إِسْحَاقَ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ: " نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْإِقْعَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ " خَالَفَهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade "doing iq'a' in prayer".
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الصَّغَانِيُّ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، ثنا السَّالَحِينِيُّ، ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " نَهَى عَنِ الْإِقْعَاءِ وَالتَّوَرُّكِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ " تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ السَّيْلَحِينِيُّ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، وَقَدْ قِيلَ: عَنْهُ، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ، وَبَحْرِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، وَالرِّوَايَةُ الْأُولَى أَصَحُّ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade "iq'a' and tawarruk in prayer".
Only Yahya bin Ishaq al-Saylahini narrated it from Hammad bin Salamah. It has also been reported from him from Hammad and Bahr bin Kathir from Qatadah from Anas, and the first narration is more authentic.
Only Yahya bin Ishaq al-Saylahini narrated it from Hammad bin Salamah. It has also been reported from him from Hammad and Bahr bin Kathir from Qatadah from Anas, and the first narration is more authentic.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ، ثنا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْعُطَارِدِيُّ، ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: " أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَنَهَانِي عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ، أَمَرَنِي بِصِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَأَنْ لَا أَنَامَ إِلَّا عَلَى وِتْرٍ، وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى، وَنَهَانِي عَنِ الِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الْتِفَاتَ الثَّعْلَبِ، وَأُقْعِي إِقْعَاءَ الْقِرْدِ، وَأَنْقُرُ نَقْرَ الدِّيكِ ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me to do three things and forbade me from three things. He (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me to fast three days every month, to sleep only after praying witr, and to pray the two rak'ahs of Duha (forenoon prayer); and he forbade me from glancing around in prayer like a fox, sitting like a monkey, and pecking like a rooster."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُقْرِئُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْوَزَّانُ، ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " يَا عَلِيُّ، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فِيهِ: " وَلَا تُقْعِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ " الْحَارِثُ الْأَعْوَرُ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ لَيْثُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ صَحِيحٌ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali!" and in it, it is also mentioned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not do iq'a' between the two prostrations."
Al-Harith al-A'war is not used as evidence, and likewise Layth bin Abi Sulaym; and the hadith of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar is sahih (authentic).
Al-Harith al-A'war is not used as evidence, and likewise Layth bin Abi Sulaym; and the hadith of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar is sahih (authentic).
وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْكَارِزِيُّ، أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّهُ حَكَى، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " الْإِقْعَاءُ وَهُوَ أَنْ يَلْصَقَ إِلْيَتَيْهِ بِالْأَرْضِ وَيَنْتَصِبَ عَلَى سَاقَيْهِ وَيَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ بِالْأَرْضِ، وَقَالَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ: الْإِقْعَاءُ جُلُوسُ الْإِنْسَانِ عَلَى إِلْيَتَيْهِ نَاصِبًا فَخِذَيْهِ مِثْلَ إِقْعَاءِ الْكَلْبِ وَالسَّبُعِ " قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: " وَهَذَا النَّوْعُ مِنَ الْإِقْعَاءِ غَيْرُ مَا رُوِّينَا، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَهَذَا مَنْهِيٌّ عَنْهُ، وَمَا رُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ مَسْنُونٌ، وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ " يَنْهَى عَنْ عَقِبِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَكَانَ يَفْرِشُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَيَنْصِبُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى " ⦗١٧٤⦘ فَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَارِدًا فِي الْجُلُوسِ لِلتَّشَهُّدِ الْأَخِيرِ، فَلَا يَكُونَ مُنَافِيًا لِمَا رُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَفِي الْجُلُوسِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
(a) It is reported from Abu Ubaydah that iq'a' means that a person places his buttocks on the ground, keeps his shins upright and places both his hands on the ground.
(b) In another place he defines it thus: that a person sits on his buttocks in such a way that his thighs are raised (like a beast of prey and a dog).
(c) The Shaykh, Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him), said: This type of iq'a' is not the one we have reported in the narrations of Abdullah bin Abbas and Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); rather, the iq'a' here is what has been forbidden, and what is in the narrations reported from Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is Sunnah. As for the hadith of Abu al-Jawza', which he narrates from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid "the squatting of Satan" and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lay his left leg down and keep his right leg upright, there is the possibility that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the final tashahhud, so it does not contradict the narrations we have mentioned from Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the sitting between the two prostrations. And Allah knows best.
(b) In another place he defines it thus: that a person sits on his buttocks in such a way that his thighs are raised (like a beast of prey and a dog).
(c) The Shaykh, Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him), said: This type of iq'a' is not the one we have reported in the narrations of Abdullah bin Abbas and Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); rather, the iq'a' here is what has been forbidden, and what is in the narrations reported from Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is Sunnah. As for the hadith of Abu al-Jawza', which he narrates from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid "the squatting of Satan" and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lay his left leg down and keep his right leg upright, there is the possibility that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the final tashahhud, so it does not contradict the narrations we have mentioned from Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the sitting between the two prostrations. And Allah knows best.
