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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاةChapters on the Description of Prayer
بَابُ هَيْئَاتِ السُّجُودِ وَكَيْفَ الْهَوِيِّ إِلَيْهِChapter on the Postures of Prostration and How to Go Down to It
Hadith 1723
اُردوEn
عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ مَوْلَاكَ إِذَا سَحَدَ وَضَعَ جَبْهَتَهُ وَذِرَاعَيْهِ وَصَدْرَهُ بِالْأَرْضِ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: مَا يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى مَا تَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ: التَّوَاضُعُ، قَالَ: هَٰكَذَا رِبْضَةُ الْكَلْبِ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَجَدَ رُؤِيَ بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ
Shu’bah says: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: When your servant prostrates, he places his forehead, arms, and chest on the ground. He (Ibn Abbas) asked him: What makes you do this? He replied: I do it out of humility. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is the posture of a dog. I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he prostrated, the whiteness of his armpits would become visible.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In the state of prostration (sajdah), it is not permissible to place the chest on the ground. The manner described in the initial part of this hadith means that when a person places his forehead and arms on the ground, it appears as though his front part is lying on the ground.
