English translation
895. It was narrated that 'Ali said: "The Prophet ﷺ said: 'O 'Ali, do not squat like a dog.'"
Hadith 895
Sitting Between The Two Prostrations
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الحديث: 895 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 289
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Source no. 895 · Volume 1 · Page 37
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895 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَوَابٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ النَّخَعِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، وَأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تُقْعِ إِقْعَاءَ الْكَلْبِ»
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The Arabic word for squatting is Iq'â. Iq'â could take two forms, of them, one is prohibited and the other permissible. What is prohibited is to raise the two ankles up, sit on the buttock, and put the two hands on the ground. This is a doglike posture. What is permitted is to sit, between the two prostrations, by raising the two feet and sitting on the two heels so that the ankles and knees rest on the ground. This is the posture that has been described by Ibn 'Abbâs ﷺ as Sunnah. (Sahih Muslim:32)