Is there any prohibition against sleeping on one's back or stomach because it is considered the sleep of the people of Hellfire?
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Sleeping on the stomach is reprehensible (makrooh). There is no prohibition reported regarding sleeping on the back, but it is unhealthy and considered among the worst types of sleep. However, lying on the back for rest without sleeping is not harmful.
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