The Imam’s Tawruk in the Shortened Prayer
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the imam sit in the tawruk position in the shortened prayer if he is traveling?
The Shaykh:
The sitting that is followed by the taslim is done in the tawruk position, whereas the sitting that is not followed by the taslim, which is the first tashahhud, is done in the
The questioner:
and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
The scholars say that in the prayer with two sittings, the first is done in the tawruk position. The second sitting is done in the tawruk position. In the prayer with only one sitting, one sits in the iftirash position and does not do tawruk. There are two opinions among the scholars of knowledge, and refer to the words of Ibn al-Qayyim in *Zad al-Ma'ad*. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the imam sit in the tawruk position in the shortened prayer if he is traveling?
The Shaykh:
The sitting that is followed by the taslim is done in the tawruk position, whereas the sitting that is not followed by the taslim, which is the first tashahhud, is done in the
The questioner:
and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
The scholars say that in the prayer with two sittings, the first is done in the tawruk position. The second sitting is done in the tawruk position. In the prayer with only one sitting, one sits in the iftirash position and does not do tawruk. There are two opinions among the scholars of knowledge, and refer to the words of Ibn al-Qayyim in *Zad al-Ma'ad*. Yes.
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شرح عمدة الأحكام، باب صفة صلاة النبيّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - — islamhouse.com (1:04:32)
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