but the preferable posture is to sit cross-legged at the points where one would otherwise stand, and to adopt iftirāsh—flattening the left foot and sitting on it while keeping the right foot upright—at the points where one is meant to sit. The prayer performed while seated cross-legged is the very one ʿĀʾishah referred to when she said she had seen the Prophet ﷺ perform it.