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AL-KAFI #379 : APAKAH MAKSUD DUDUK SEPERTI SYAITAN DAN BINATANG BUAS, BERSILA DI DALAM SOLAT
What is meant by sitting like Satan or a wild beast in prayer, and what is the ruling on sitting cross-legged during prayer?
Short answer
Sitting iq`a' like a dog, where the buttocks rest on the ground with the shins upright and the hands placed on the floor, is disliked and is understood as the sitting of Satan.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Sitting iq`a' like a dog, where the buttocks rest on the ground with the shins upright and the hands placed on the floor, is disliked and is understood as the sitting of Satan. Spreading the forearms on the ground in prostration like a wild animal is also forbidden, and the recommended way is to keep the arms raised. Sitting cross-legged in prayer is permissible, since the Shafii scholars hold that no particular sitting posture is required for validity, although the Sunnah is tawarruk in the final sitting and iftirasy otherwise.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adapun hukum tentang bersila ketika duduk dalam solat, hukumnya ialah diharuskan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #379 : APAKAH MAKSUD DUDUK SEPERTI SYAITAN DAN BINATANG BUAS, BERSILA DI DALAM SOLAT”, 10 September 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1214-al-kafi-379-apakah-maksud-duduk-seperti-syaitan-dan-binatang-buas-bersila-di-dalam-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sitting-like-satan-beast-cross-legged-prayer/