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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Relying on the hands while sitting in prayer

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there a prohibition against relying on both hands while sitting, because it is one of the characteristics of the people of the Fire?

The Shaykh:
Because it is one of

The questioner:
the characteristics of the people of the Fire.

The Shaykh:
This is imitating the dog, sitting on the heels like a dog sits, which is prohibited in prayer. It is sitting on the buttocks and relying on the hands; this is like a dog.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 13-04-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (45:02)

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