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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاة
Chapters on the Description of Prayer
بَابُ سُجُودِ الْمُصَلِّي عَلَى ثَوْبِهِ لِحَاجَةٍ وَكَيْفَ يَسْجُدُ مَنْ زُوحِمَ
Chapter on Prostrating on One's Garment Out of Need and How to Prostrate When Crowded
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 1745 — on Prostrating on One's Garment Out of Need
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: شَكَا أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ مَشَقَّةَ السُّجُودِ عَلَيْهِمْ إِذَا تَفَرَّجُوا قَالَ: ((اسْتَعِينُوا بِالرُّكَبِ)) قَالَ ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ: وَذَلِكَ أَنْ يَضَعَ مِرْفَقَهُ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِذَا طَالَ السُّجُودُ وَأَعْيَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Companions complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that if they spread out (in prostration), it becomes difficult for them in sujood. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Then seek help from your knees. Ibn ‘Ajlan says: Its manner is that when the prostration becomes lengthy and a person becomes tired, he should rest his elbows on his knees.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The issues that have been stated in these ahadith are extremely clear. Now Allah, the Exalted, has granted ease, and every person has such convenience that he can spread a separate cloth for prayer. The point to ponder and understand is that despite such intense heat and the scorching ground, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) used to perform lengthy prayers under the leadership of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
