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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Chapters on Manners
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْكَرَاهِيَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ
Chapter: Dislike of Sitting with One Leg Over the Other and Snapping Fingers
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2766 — Dislike of Sitting with One Leg Over the Other
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْبَاطِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ خِدَاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا اسْتَلْقَى أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ فَلَا يَضَعْ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى " هَذَا حَدِيثٌ ، رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ ، وَلَا يُعْرَفُ خِدَاشٌ هَذَا مَنْ هُوَ ، وَقَدْ رَوَى لَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ غَيْرَ حَدِيثٍ .
´Narrated Jabir:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited Ishtimal As-Samma, Al-Ihtiba in one garment, and that a man raise one of his feet atop the other while he is reclining on his back."
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : The prohibition mentioned in this hadith pertains to the situation where there is a fear of exposure (of the awrah); if this is not the case, for example, if a person is wearing pajamas or trousers, 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.
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
