Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1178
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حَسَّانَ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتَايَ صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ عُلَيْبَةَ، وَدُحَيْبَةُ بِنْتُ عُلَيْبَةَ، وَكَانَتَا رَبِيبَتَيْ قَيْلَةَ، أَنَّهُمَا أَخْبَرَتْهُمَا قَيْلَةُ قَالَتْ: رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَاعِدًا الْقُرْفُصَاءَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ الْمُتَخَشِّعَ فِي الْجِلْسَةِ أُرْعِدْتُ مِنَ الْفَرَقِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Musa related to us: ‘Abd Allah ibn Hassan al-‘Anbari said: My two grandmothers, Safiyyah bint ‘Ulaybah and Duhaybah bint ‘Ulaybah, who were Qaylah’s stepdaughters, told me that Qaylah informed them, saying: I saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sitting with his knees drawn up. When I saw the Prophet sitting in such a humble posture, I trembled with fear.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
الْقُرْفُصَاءَ
The term names a particular seated posture; English descriptions vary in which limbs or arms are included.
Does ‘sitting with his knees drawn up’ adequately convey القرفصاء here?
الْفَرَقِ
The noun denotes fear or awe; the intensity is clear but its precise shade is uncertain.
Is ‘fear’ or ‘awe’ the better choice for الفرق in this context?