Leaning on the left hand while sitting
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leaning on the left hand while sitting?
Answer:
Yes, he forbade leaning. This is disliked as a reprehensible act of avoidance. Leaning on the left hand involves imitating Satan, I think. Yes. Honorable, the resemblance is to the Jews. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade leaning on the left hand while sitting?
Answer:
Yes, he forbade leaning. This is disliked as a reprehensible act of avoidance. Leaning on the left hand involves imitating Satan, I think. Yes. Honorable, the resemblance is to the Jews. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (57:45)
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