Explanation of the prohibited sitting position in prayer
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The questioner:
It was detailed regarding what is preferred in the prayer of one who prays, and he is returning to one of the two positions on the mercy of the other,
The Shaykh:
How did the people place this? There is no intention. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sitting of Satan as it comes, they said, and what is meant by that is the sitting in which a person sits on his buttocks and raises his knees, thighs, and legs, and it is the crouching of the dog, in the form of the crouching of the dog, yes, this is the one that is forbidden, yes.
It was detailed regarding what is preferred in the prayer of one who prays, and he is returning to one of the two positions on the mercy of the other,
The Shaykh:
How did the people place this? There is no intention. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sitting of Satan as it comes, they said, and what is meant by that is the sitting in which a person sits on his buttocks and raises his knees, thighs, and legs, and it is the crouching of the dog, in the form of the crouching of the dog, yes, this is the one that is forbidden, yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب صفة الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:02:47)
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