43/21. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2768 — Stomach Lying
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Lie Down On The Stomach
Hadith About Lying on the Stomach
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2768
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2768
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً مُضْطَجِعًا عَلَى بَطْنِهِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ هَذِهِ ضَجْعَةٌ لاَ يُحِبُّهَا اللَّهُ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ طِهْفَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَرَوَى يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ يَعِيشَ بْنِ طِهْفَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَيُقَالُ طِخْفَةُ وَالصَّحِيحُ طِهْفَةُ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْحُفَّاظِ الصَّحِيحُ طِخْفَةُ وَيُقَالُ طِغْفَةُ . يَعِيشُ هُوَ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Saw A Man Laying On His Stomach So He Said: "Indeed Such Laying Is Not Loved By Allah."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2768In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 38English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2768
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2768
This is the well-known hadith about lying on the stomach. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم saw a man lying on his stomach and said that such lying is not loved by Allah. The teaching is simple and direct. It is not a medical discussion, and the text does not mention sleep, illness, or exceptions. It describes a person lying on his stomach and the Prophet’s response to that posture. The phrase not loved by Allah is enough to make a believer careful. So the safest explanation is to say that this posture is discouraged by the wording of the hadith and should be avoided when possible.
What we learn from this hadith
- Lying on the stomach is criticized in the wording of the hadith.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the posture after seeing it.
- The reason given in the text is that Allah does not love this way of lying.
- The hadith does not discuss medical cases or exceptions.
