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Jami at-Tirmidhi 282 — Avoid Squatting Between Prostrations
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Squat Between The Two Prostrations
Avoid Squatting Between Prostrations in Salah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 282
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 282
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا عَلِيُّ أُحِبُّ لَكَ مَا أُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِي وَأَكْرَهُ لَكَ مَا أَكْرَهُ لِنَفْسِي لاَ تُقْعِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَلِيٍّ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ . وَقَدْ ضَعَّفَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ الْحَارِثَ الأَعْوَرَ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَكْرَهُونَ الإِقْعَاءَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَنَسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
Ali narrated: "Allah'S Messenger Said To Me: 'O Ali! I Love For You What I Love For Myself, And I Dislike For You What I Dislike For Myself. Do Not Squat Between Prostrations.'"
[1] To sit with the buttocks and the hands on the ground, while the knees are erect. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 282In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 134English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 282
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 282
This Hadith about squatting between prostrations records direct advice given to Ali. Allah's Messenger said that he loved for Ali what he loved for himself and disliked for him what he disliked for himself. Then he told him not to squat between the two prostrations. The wording is warm and personal, showing that the instruction came with care, not harshness. The main prayer teaching here is about sitting properly between the two sajdahs. The text also notes that many people of knowledge disliked this form of sitting. So the focus is on keeping the sitting posture in Salah respectful and close to the taught way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Advice in worship can be given with love and concern.
- The sitting between two prostrations should be taken seriously.
- A worshipper should avoid a prayer posture that the Hadith warns against.
