If a person intends this sitting for rest and not to imitate the Jews, does he sin by doing so?

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The questioner : He says: If a person also intends this sitting for rest and not to imitate the Jews, does he sin by doing so?

The Shaykh : If he intends this, let him keep his right hand with it, and the prohibition is lifted.

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