“The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) passed by a man who was lying on his stomach, so he poked him with his leg and said, ‘This is a posture that Allah the Mighty and Majestic does not like.’”
[Ahmad & Ibn Hibban]
Imam al-Barkawi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
“And it is disliked to lie on one’s stomach without an excuse…”
[Imam al-Barkawi, al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya]
Imam Abu Sa’id al-Khadimi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Sleeping on one’s back is the sleep of the prophets, who contemplate the creation of the heavens and earth [f: when without a roof on their heads]; sleep on the right side is the sleep of scholars and worshippers; sleep on the left is the sleep of kings to digest food; and sleeping on one’s face is the sleep of devils and the unbelievers.”
[Imam Khadimi, al-Bariqa al-Mahmudiyya fi Sharh al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya]
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Prophetic Guidance on How to Lie Down
Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) said,
“The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) passed by a man who was lying on his stomach, so he poked him with his leg and said, ‘This is a posture that Allah the Mighty and Majestic does not like.’”
[Ahmad & Ibn Hibban]
Imam al-Barkawi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
“And it is disliked to lie on one’s stomach without an excuse…”
[Imam al-Barkawi, al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya]
Imam Abu Sa’id al-Khadimi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Sleeping on one’s back is the sleep of the prophets, who contemplate the creation of the heavens and earth [f: when without a roof on their heads]; sleep on the right side is the sleep of scholars and worshippers; sleep on the left is the sleep of kings to digest food; and sleeping on one’s face is the sleep of devils and the unbelievers.”
[Imam Khadimi, al-Bariqa al-Mahmudiyya fi Sharh al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya]
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