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Sitting cross-legged in the musjid

· 6 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it against the etiquettes of the masjid to sit crosslegged

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh.

No. It is not against the etiquettes of the musjid to sit cross-legged. [1]

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ تَرَبَّعَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ حَسْنَاءَ

After performing the fajr salaah, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) remained seated cross-legged in his place, till the sun had risen.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] سنن ابو داؤد 4850

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ تَرَبَّعَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ حَسْنَاءَ

عن حنظلة بن حذيم الحنفي: أتيتُ النبيَّ ﷺ فرأيتُه جالسًا مُتربِّعًا

الألباني (ت ١٤٢٠)

عن عمران بن مسلم:] رأيتُ أنسَ بنَ مالكٍ يجلِسُ هكذا مُتربِّعًا ويضعُ إحدى قدمَيْه على الأُخرى

الألباني (ت ١٤٢٠)

عن محمد بن نوفل:] أنَّهُ، رأى أسامةَ بنَ زيدِ بنِ حارثةَ، في مَسجدِ النَّبيِّ ﷺ فعلَ ذلِكَ [يعني: يجلِسُ متربِّعًا وإحدى رِجليهِ على الأُخرى] العيني (ت ٨٥٥)

Answered by
Luqmaan Desai, Student Darul Iftaa, Pietermaritzburg
Checked & approved by
Mufti Muhammad Zakariyya Desai.
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