1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Sitting in the Mosque in a leaning posture is the monkish practice of the Arabs. The gathering place of believing people is the Mosque, and their monastery is their home.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from al- Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Sitting in the Mosque in al- ‘Ihtiba ’ posture (knees folded with thighs against the belly by a piece of cloth or by one’s arms) is the wall of Arabs.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Muhammad ibn Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Sitting in the Mosque in al- ‘ Ihtiba ’ posture, (knees folded with thighs against the belly by a piece of cloth or by one’s arms) is the wall of Arabs.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about a man who uses one piece of cloth for al- ‘Ihtiba’. The Imam said, ‘If it covers his private parts then it is not an offense.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Asbat from certain individuals of our people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “It is not permissible for a man to perform al-’Ihtiba’ across the Ka’bah.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.