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[Machine] One of you sitting on the sides is better for him than sitting in prayer cross-legged  

الطبراني:٩٣٩١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثنا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنِ الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ

«لَأَنْ يَقْعُدَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى رَضْفَتَيْنِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَقْعُدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مُتَرَبِّعًا»