The Meaning of the Prohibition of "Sitting on the Heels of Satan" in the Hadith
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Question:
What is the correct understanding of "Sitting on the Heels of Satan"?
Answer:
It refers to leaning on one's hands and extending one's legs and thighs, like the sitting posture of a wolf or Satan.
Q: You mean: is this in the sitting position of the prayer?
A: Yes, in the sitting position of the prayer.
Q: Only in the sitting position?
A: Yes.
Q: And the statement of Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him), and what he narrated in his Sahih, that it is a recommended practice, meaning extending the feet and placing the buttocks on the heels?
A: This is narrated from Ibn Abbas that it is called: iqtia', and it is a recommended practice, sitting on one's heels with one's hands on one's thighs, this is a type of recommended practice, but better than it is iftirash: extending the right foot and sitting on the left foot, this is the better one – the better of the two recommended practices.
What is the correct understanding of "Sitting on the Heels of Satan"?
Answer:
It refers to leaning on one's hands and extending one's legs and thighs, like the sitting posture of a wolf or Satan.
Q: You mean: is this in the sitting position of the prayer?
A: Yes, in the sitting position of the prayer.
Q: Only in the sitting position?
A: Yes.
Q: And the statement of Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him), and what he narrated in his Sahih, that it is a recommended practice, meaning extending the feet and placing the buttocks on the heels?
A: This is narrated from Ibn Abbas that it is called: iqtia', and it is a recommended practice, sitting on one's heels with one's hands on one's thighs, this is a type of recommended practice, but better than it is iftirash: extending the right foot and sitting on the left foot, this is the better one – the better of the two recommended practices.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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