Is an extra sitting in prayer considered to be when the worshiper rests his buttocks on his feet before prostrating, upon descending from bowing to prostration?
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The majority of scholars recommend descending for prostration with the knees before the hands, based on the of Wa'il ibn Hujr: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he prostrated, he placed his knees before his hands." Malik and Ahmad differed from them in one narration, preferring the hands first. As for resting the buttocks on the feet, the jurists did not mention it, and one should descend onto the knees naturally without affectation.
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