What is the prescribed sitting posture for a woman during prayer?

Chapter on the Description of Prayer

Al-Mughni

Book of Prayer

Book 3 · Issue 3 · Bab 5

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When a woman prays, she is to gather herself and press her thighs together, according to the statement of Ali, may God honor his face. Ibn Umar commanded women to perform *tarabbu'* (cross-legged sitting) during prayer.