Chapter: Undesirability of Sitting with Erected Legs during Friday Sermon
Not gradedRiyad as-Salihin 1705
عن معاذ بن أنس الجهني، رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن الحبوة يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقالا: حديث حسن))
Mu'adh bin Anas Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (us) from sitting with our legs drawn up to our belly (Ihtiba') during the Friday Khutbah (religious talk before the prayer).
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1110), At-Tirmidhi (No. 514) and Ahmad (No. 15077). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1705).
Mu‘ādh ibn Anas al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Hibwah (a sitting position) on Friday while the Imām is delivering the sermon.