Is it true to say that the hadith prohibiting sleeping on one's stomach is not authentic, and that it is permissible without dislike?
Sleeping on one's stomach is disliked (makruh) due to established prohibitions against it. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw a man lying on his stomach and said: "Indeed, this is a posture that Allah dislikes." And Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by me while I was lying on my stomach. He nudged me with his foot and said: 'O Junaydib, this is indeed the posture of the people of the Fire.'" The Permanent Committee for Issuing Fatwas has issued a fatwa stating the dislike of sleeping on one's stomach, based on what Abu Dawud narrated from Tikhfah ibn Qays al-Ghifari, who said: "While I was lying in the mosque on my stomach at dawn, a man moved me with his foot and said: 'Indeed, this is a posture that Allah detests.' He said: 'I looked, and it was the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).'" A Muslim should abandon this habit as it contravenes the Sharia.
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