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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب أَعْضَاءِ السُّجُودِChapter: The Limbs Upon Which One Should Prostrate.
Hadith 891
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُضَرَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِي ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِذَا سَجَدَ الْعَبْدُ سَجَدَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةُ آرَابٍ : وَجْهُهُ وَكَفَّاهُ وَرُكْبَتَاهُ وَقَدَمَاهُ " .
Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i. e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him.
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Brief Explanation
1؎: The forehead and the nose are both included in the face. In prostration (sujud), it is necessary for the forehead to touch the ground; without this, the full meaning of prostration is not fulfilled.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1095. Commentary: By "face" is meant the forehead including the nose, as is made clear by the subsequent narrations.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1095
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that shirk, that is:
associating anyone with Allah Ta'ala in His essence, attributes, actions, or rights,
is such a heinous crime that such a person will be deprived of your intercession on the Day of Judgment.
However, one who commits a major sin (kabirah),
will be deserving of intercession, and at some point will be saved from Hell.
From this hadith, it is understood that shirk, that is:
associating anyone with Allah Ta'ala in His essence, attributes, actions, or rights,
is such a heinous crime that such a person will be deprived of your intercession on the Day of Judgment.
However, one who commits a major sin (kabirah),
will be deserving of intercession, and at some point will be saved from Hell.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 491
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1: And in the face, both the forehead and the nose are included.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 272
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
Prostration (sujud) is the most excellent way for a servant to express humility before Allah. At this moment, seven parts of the body touch the ground, as if all these limbs are practically expressing servitude.
The combination of the heart’s humility and the limbs touching the ground constitutes the true prostration.
A servant should strive to make his prostration as complete as possible so that he may attain the greatest possible pleasure of Allah.
Prostration (sujud) is the most excellent way for a servant to express humility before Allah. At this moment, seven parts of the body touch the ground, as if all these limbs are practically expressing servitude.
The combination of the heart’s humility and the limbs touching the ground constitutes the true prostration.
A servant should strive to make his prostration as complete as possible so that he may attain the greatest possible pleasure of Allah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 885
