Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Duri al-Baghdadi told us: Ishaq ibn Mansur told us, on the authority of Isra’il, on the authority of Simak ibn Harb, on the authority of Jabir ibn Samura, who said: I saw the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, reclining on a cushion on his left.

Humaid ibn Mas'adah narrated to us, saying: Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us, saying: Al-Jurayri narrated to us, on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah, on the authority of his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about the greatest of sins?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Associating partners with Allah and disobeying one's parents." He said: And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down Peace and blessings be upon him, and he was reclining. He said: “And false testimony, or false speech.” He said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, kept saying it until we said: We wish he would stop.

Qutaybah ibn Sa'id told us, saying: Sharik told us, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Aqmar, on the authority of Abu Juhayfah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: As for me, I do not eat while reclining.

Muhammad ibn Bashar told us, saying: Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us, saying: Sufyan told us, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Aqmar, who said: I heard Abu Juhayfah say: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: I do not eat while reclining.

Yusuf ibn Isa told us, saying: Waki’ told us, saying: Isra’il told us, on the authority of Simak ibn Harb, on the authority of Jabir ibn Samura, who said: I saw the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, reclining on a cushion.