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Others as well have transmitted it with authentic chains of narration.

826 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the courtyard of the Kaʿbah sitting in the iḥtibāʾ posture, clasping his legs with his arms like this—he demonstrated with his hands how iḥtibāʾ is done, which is the qurfuṣāʾ position. Al-Bukhārī narrated it.

827 – Qaylah bint Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I saw the Prophet ﷺ sitting in the qurfuṣāʾ posture, and when I beheld the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seated so humbly, I began to tremble out of awe (1). Reported by Abu Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī.

828 – Al-Shadīd ibn Suwayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by me while I was sitting like this—having placed my left hand behind my back and leaning on the back of that hand (2)—and he said, “Do you sit like those upon whom wrath has been sent down?” Related by Abu Dāwūd with an authentic chain.

129 – Chapter: On the etiquette of gatherings and of one’s companions therein

829 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “None of you should make a man rise from his seat and then sit in it himself; rather, make room and widen the circle.” Whenever someone vacated a seat for Ibn ʿUmar, he would not sit in it. Agreed upon.

830 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If one of you gets up from his seat and then returns to it, he has a stronger claim to it.” Narrated by Muslim.

831 – Jābir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When we came to the Prophet ﷺ, each of us would sit wherever he found space. Reported by Abu Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who graded it sound.

832 – Abu ʿAbd Allah Salman al-Fārisī (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

(1) That is: khawf (fear). (2) al-aliya (initial hamza, lam in sukun) designates the base of the thumb and the flesh under it; al-maghdubi alayhim (“those who have incurred wrath”) refers to the Jews.

وغيره بأسانيد صحيحة . ٨٢٦ - وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال : رأيت رسول الله ﷺ بفناء الكعبة مُحْتَبِيًا بِيَدَيْهِ هَكَذَا ، وَوَصَفَ بِيَدَيْهِ الْإِحْتِبَاءَ ، وَهُوَ الْقُرْفُصَاءُ رواه البخاري . ٨٢٧ - وعن قَيْلَةَ بِنْتِ مَخْرَمَةَ رضي الله عنها قالت : رأيت النبي ﷺ وَهُوَ قَاعِدُ الْقُرْفُصَاءِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمُتَخَشِّعَ فِي الْجَلْسَةِ أَرْعَدْتُ مِنَ الْفَرَقِ (١) . رواه أبو داود ، والترمذي . ٨٢٨ - وعن الشَّدِيدِ بن سُوَيْدٍ رضي الله عنه قال : مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا جَالِسٌ هَكَذَا ، وَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ يَدِي الْيُسْرَى خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي ، وَاتَّكأتُ عَلَى أَلْيَةِ يَدِي (٢) فَقَالَ : « أَتَقْعُدُ قَعْدَةَ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ ! » رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح . ١٢٩ - باب في آداب المجلس والجليس ٨٢٩ - عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « لَا يُقِيمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَجُلًا مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فِيهِ ، وَلَكِنْ تَوَسَّعُوا وَتَفَسَّحُوا » وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا قَامَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ فِيهِ . متفق عليه . ٨٣٠ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه . أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَجْلِسٍ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ » رواه مسلم . ٨٣١ - وعن جابر بن سَمُرَةَ رضي الله عنهما قال : كُنَّا إِذَا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، جَلَسَ أَحَدُنَا حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي . رواه أبو داود ، والترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ٨٣٢ - وعن أبي عبد الله سَلْمَانَ الفَارِسِي رضي الله عنه قال : قال

(١) أي : الخوف . (٢) الألية بفتح الهمزة وسكون اللام : أصل الإبهام وما تحته . و (المغضوب عليهم ) : اليهود .