سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4866

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كِتَاب الْأَدَبِ

Chapter 36

Chapter: Regarding a man placing one leg on top of the other.

باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَضَعُ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن زيد الأنصاري

Abbad bin Tamim quoted his paternal uncle as saying that he had seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lying on his back in the mosque according to Qanabi’s version) placing one foot over the other.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ ، "

أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْتَلْقِيًا ، قَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ : فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4866In-book: Book 43, Hadith 4866

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