The ruling on 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 involves imitating the dog, sitting in a crouched position like the crouching of a dog, which is prohibited in prayer. It is sitting on one’s buttocks and relying on one’s hands. This is like the dog. Yes.
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 involves imitating the dog, sitting in a crouched position like the crouching of a dog, which is prohibited in prayer. It is sitting on one’s buttocks and relying on one’s hands. This is like the dog. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإشارة في الصلاة لرد السلام أو حاجة تعرض — islamhouse.com (44:13)
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