Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَضَعُ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى
Chapter: Regarding a man placing one leg on top of the other.
3 hadith · references 4865–4867
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Abu Dawud · 4865نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَضَعَ وَقَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ : يَرْفَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى , زَادَ قُتَيْبَةُ وَهُوَ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِJabir said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that a man should lie placing (and according to Qutaibah’s version: “should raise”) one of his legs over the other. Qutaibah’s version adds: When he was lying on his back.6 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4866أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْتَلْقِيًا ، قَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ : فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَىAbbad 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.7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4867حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رضي الله عنه وَعُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ كَانَا يَفْعَلَانِ ذَلِكَ . Saeed bin al-musayyab said: Umar bin al-khattab and Uthman bin Affan used to do that.6 narrators