Is there a detailed ruling on the tawruk (sitting cross-legged) in prayer, because one of the brothers saw me doing tawruk in the Friday prayer and objected to me for doing so?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, he saysThe questioner : Is there a detailed ruling on the tawruk (sitting cross-legged) in prayer, because one of the brothers saw me doing tawruk in the Friday prayer and objected to me for doing so?
The Shaykh : The correct opinion among the scholars is that tawruk (sitting cross-legged) is only done in the second tashahhud in a prayer that has two tashahhuds, like? The student?
The student: The Dhuhr, the Asr, and the Maghrib.
The Shaykh : The Dhuhr, the Asr, and the Maghrib, only?
The student: And the Isha.
The Shaykh : And the Isha. Good. The correct view is that tawruk (sitting cross-legged) is only done in the second tashahhud in every prayer that has two tashahhuds: the Dhuhr, the Asr, the Maghrib, and the Isha. There is no tawruk in the Fajr prayer, and there is no tawruk in the Friday prayer. Why? Because they only have one tashahhud. This is where the evidences agree. Some scholars hold that tawruk (sitting cross-legged) is done in every tashahhud that is followed by the taslim, and iftirash (sitting with the left foot under the right) is done in every tawruk that is not followed by the taslim. Based on this, is there tawruk in the Fajr prayer or not?
The student: There is.
The Shaykh : In the Friday prayer?
The student: There is.
The Shaykh : In the night prayer?
The student: There is.
The Shaykh : There is, but the correct view is what we mentioned first. The wisdom behind this is to distinguish between the first tashahhud and the second tashahhud.
The questioner : May Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh : The correct opinion among the scholars is that tawruk (sitting cross-legged) is only done in the second tashahhud in a prayer that has two tashahhuds, like? The student?
The student: The Dhuhr, the Asr, and the Maghrib.
The Shaykh : The Dhuhr, the Asr, and the Maghrib, only?
The student: And the Isha.
The Shaykh : And the Isha. Good. The correct view is that tawruk (sitting cross-legged) is only done in the second tashahhud in every prayer that has two tashahhuds: the Dhuhr, the Asr, the Maghrib, and the Isha. There is no tawruk in the Fajr prayer, and there is no tawruk in the Friday prayer. Why? Because they only have one tashahhud. This is where the evidences agree. Some scholars hold that tawruk (sitting cross-legged) is done in every tashahhud that is followed by the taslim, and iftirash (sitting with the left foot under the right) is done in every tawruk that is not followed by the taslim. Based on this, is there tawruk in the Fajr prayer or not?
The student: There is.
The Shaykh : In the Friday prayer?
The student: There is.
The Shaykh : In the night prayer?
The student: There is.
The Shaykh : There is, but the correct view is what we mentioned first. The wisdom behind this is to distinguish between the first tashahhud and the second tashahhud.
The questioner : May Allah grant you success.