Sitting in salah
Sitting or kneeling (Arabic: جِلسة, romanized: jilsh and Arabic: قعدة, romanized: qaʻdah, also Arabic: جلوس, romanized: julūs and Arabic: قعود, romanized: qaʻūd) is an integral part of salah, or Islamic prayer, along with bowing (ruku' and sujud). == Manners of sitting or kneeling == Three styles of sitting/kneeling have been reported in the hadiths (accounts of the prophet Muhammad's traditions): Kneeling and resting the buttocks on the heels (similar to seiza or kiza style posture) Resting the buttocks on the left heel while kneeling, with the right heel propped up (the ball of the foot touching the floor and toes flexed forward) Sitting with both legs off to the right and the left side of the hips on the floor, the right heel may remain lowered on the floor or propped up (similar to yokozuwari style sitting).