Crouching in Prayer
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Fatwa No. ( 19380 )
Q: What is the ruling on crouching in prayer ?
A : Crouching in prayer takes two forms: The first form : A man sits on his buttocks with his feet upright or his legs and thighs upright, placing his hands on the ground, like the crouching of a dog
And the seventh, and this is the *i'qa'* known among the Arabs, which is disliked in this form. Evidence for this is what Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 896Da'if (Darussalam) It was narrated by Ibn Majah in his *Sunan* (Vol. 1, p. 289). And what A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (.. The hadith. The meaning of "the devil's *i'qa'*" is the *i'qa'* that is prohibited, which was narrated by Imam Ahmad in his *Musnad* (Vol. 6, p. 194), and this is his wording. It was also narrated by Imam Muslim in his *Sahih*, and by Abu Dawud in his *Sunan*. The second form: Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) explained it by saying: "That one spreads his feet—placing their soles toward the ground—and then sits on his heels." This form is a matter of disagreement among the Companions and scholars. Those who held that it is disliked in prayer include Ali, Abu Hurayrah, and likewise Qatadah, Imam Malik, Al-Shafi'i, the Hanafis, and Imam Ahmad according to the correct view of his school. This is the practice of the majority of scholars, and they argued based on the generality of the hadiths prohibiting *i'qa'*, and because that *i'qa'* entails leaving off the *iftirash* (sitting with the left foot flat and the right foot upright), which is a recommended practice established by the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his established practice in the description of his sitting between the two prostrations, and that he used to spread his left foot and raise his right foot.
His right foot, as mentioned previously. Some scholars, such as Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Qadi Iyad, and Abu Dawud the author of the *Sunan*, and others, held that this *i'qa'* is permissible in prayer, and that the disliked *i'qa'* about which the hadiths of prohibition were revealed is specific to the first form mentioned above. Among the Companions who did this is what Tawus mentioned, saying: "I saw the *Abbadalah* doing it: Ibn Umar, Ibn Abbas, and Ibn al-Zubayr. As for Ibn Umar, he used to do it when he grew old and would say: "Do not imitate me, for I have grown old." As for Ibn Abbas, he held that it is a *sunnah* (recommended practice); for what Muslim narrated from Tawus, who said:Sunan Abi Dawud 845Sahih (Al-Albani) It was narrated by Muslim in his *Sahih* (Vol. 1, p. 308), and by Abu Dawud in his *Sunan* (Vol. 1, p. 194). Thus, it is clear that this sitting is established from the *Sunnah* of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as mentioned by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and that the predominant and well-known manner of his sitting (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he would spread his left foot and raise his right foot. Therefore, one is not blamed for doing this sitting, because it is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Imam Ahmad said: "I do not do it, and I do not blame the one who does it." And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q: What is the ruling on crouching in prayer ?
A : Crouching in prayer takes two forms: The first form : A man sits on his buttocks with his feet upright or his legs and thighs upright, placing his hands on the ground, like the crouching of a dog
And the seventh, and this is the *i'qa'* known among the Arabs, which is disliked in this form. Evidence for this is what Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When you raise your head from prostration, do not squat like a dog
إذا رفعت رأسك من السجود فلا تُقْعِ كما يُقْعي الكلبHe used to dislike spreading his arms like a beast of prey spreads them. He used to spread his left leg and upright his right leg, and he prohibited the crouching of Satan.
كان يكره أن يفترش ذراعيه افتراش السبع وكان يفترش رجله اليسرى وينصب اليمنى وينهى عن عقبة الشيطانHis right foot, as mentioned previously. Some scholars, such as Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Qadi Iyad, and Abu Dawud the author of the *Sunan*, and others, held that this *i'qa'* is permissible in prayer, and that the disliked *i'qa'* about which the hadiths of prohibition were revealed is specific to the first form mentioned above. Among the Companions who did this is what Tawus mentioned, saying: "I saw the *Abbadalah* doing it: Ibn Umar, Ibn Abbas, and Ibn al-Zubayr. As for Ibn Umar, he used to do it when he grew old and would say: "Do not imitate me, for I have grown old." As for Ibn Abbas, he held that it is a *sunnah* (recommended practice); for what Muslim narrated from Tawus, who said:
we asked Ibn ‘Abbas about sitting on heels between the two prostrations. He said: It is the sunnah. We said: We look upon it as a pressure on the foot. He said: This is the sunnah of your Prophet
قلنا لابن عباس في الإقعاء على القدمين في السجود فقال: هي السنة قال: قلنا: إنا لنراه جفاء بالرجل فقال هي سنة نبيك
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