A third chapter on the same subject

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he saw a dream in which he was writing Surah Sad. When he reached the place of its prostration, he saw that the inkpot, the pen and everything present there had gone into prostration. He said: I related this dream to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and after that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) always performed the prostration of recitation in this surah.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw in a dream as though I was beneath a tree, and the tree was reciting Surah Sad. When it reached the place of prostration, it went into prostration and said in its prostration: "O Allah, forgive me by it; O Allah, remove my sins from me by it, grant me gratitude by it, and accept it from me just as You accepted from Your servant Dawud his prostration." The narrator said: The next day I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Sa'id, did you prostrate?" I said: "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then you were more entitled to prostrate than the tree." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah Sad, and when he reached the place of prostration, he said during his prostration the same words that the tree had said in its prostration.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; however, he recorded these words: The tree said: "O Allah, record a reward for me because of this prostration." Apart from this, the remaining wording is as before. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Yaman bin Nasr; al-Dhahabi said: He is majhul (unknown).

Masruq narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In this, the repentance of a prophet has been mentioned. The narrator said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would not perform the prostration of recitation in it, meaning Surah Sad.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy) and are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prostration of recitation in Surah Sad.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and Abu Ya'la also recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Amr, about whom there is criticism; his hadith is hasan (good).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that he performed the prostration of recitation in Surah Sad.
Abdullah bin Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The prostrations that must be performed are four: the one in Surah Alif Lam Mim Tanzil al-Sajdah, the one in Surah Ha Mim al-Sajdah, the one in Surah al-Najm, and the one in Surah Iqra' bismi Rabbik.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Harith, and he is da'if (weak).

Abdul Rahman bin Yazid and Abdul Rahman bin al-Aswad narrate: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to perform the prostration of recitation at the first verse of Ha Mim, Tanzilun min al-Rahman al-Rahim.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was having Surah al-Najm written down in his presence. When he reached the place of prostration, he prostrated, we prostrated along with him, and the inkpot and the pen also prostrated.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Three times I prayed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in such a way that he recited a verse of prostration in the obligatory prayer.
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Jabir al-Ju'fi, about whom there is criticism; Shu'bah and al-Thawri declared him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Muslims performed the prostration of recitation in Surah al-Najm, except two men from Quraysh who did not do so; by that they intended to gain fame.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and Ahmad also recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah al-Najm, and when he reached the place of prostration, he prostrated.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Abdul Rahman bin Bashir, and he is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected).

Sayyiduna Amr al-Jinni (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He recited Surah al-Najm, then he prostrated, and I prostrated along with him.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator who is not known, and as for the narrator Uthman bin Salih, I do not think he met any of the Companions; and Allah knows best.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah al-Najm in Makkah, and he prostrated, and the people prostrated along with him, so much so that a man lifted something from the ground up to his forehead and prostrated upon it, and a man prostrated upon another man.
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: There is a hadith from him in the Sahih, without this context.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Mus'ab bin Thabit, whom Ibn Hibban and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), while Ahmad and others declared him da'if (weak).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he recited Surah al-Najm before the people, he prostrated in it, and when he recited it in the prayer, he bowed (ruku') for it and (then) prostrated.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy); only the case of Muhammad bin Sirin is different: I do not think that he heard from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abdul Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) reports about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): I saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) perform the prostration of recitation in Surah al-Inshiqaq ten times.
Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Abi Layla, about whom there is criticism; and the narrator Abu Salamah did not hear from his father.

Sayyiduna Safwan bin Assal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prostration of recitation in Surah al-Inshiqaq.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Yahya bin Uqbah bin Abi al-Ayzar, and he is extremely da'if (weak).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that while offering the dawn (Fajr) prayer he recited Surah al-Inshiqaq in it and performed the prostration of recitation in it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Al-Aswad bin Yazid narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) (the narrator is in doubt; perhaps the words are:) I saw one of the two of them performing the prostration of recitation in Surah al-Inshiqaq.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
He also recorded this report from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) without any doubt. Its chain contains a narrator, Layth bin Abi Sulaym, about whom there is criticism.

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to perform the prostration of recitation in Surah al-Najm and in Surah Iqra' bismi Rabbika alladhi khalaq.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever recites Surah al-A'raf, Surah al-Najm and Surah Iqra' bismi Rabbika alladhi khalaq, then if he wishes, he may go into bowing (after reciting the verse of prostration), and that will suffice for him; and if he wishes, he may prostrate, then stand up and recite another surah, then bow and go into prostration.

It is also reported from him that he said: Whoever recites Surah al-A'raf, or Surah al-Najm, or Surah Iqra' bismi Rabbika alladhi khalaq, or Surah al-Inshiqaq, or Surah Bani Isra'il, then if he wishes, he may go into bowing at the end of it, and it will suffice for him that he goes into bowing in place of the prostration; and if he prostrates, then he should join another surah to it. Al-Tabarani recorded both these reports in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and the narrators of both are thiqat (trustworthy); however, their chain is munqati' (broken) between the narrator Ibrahim and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the prostration is at the end of the surah, then if you wish, go into bowing, and if you wish, go into prostration, for the prostration is together with the bowing.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

It is also reported from him that he said: When the prostration is at the end of the surah, then if you wish, go into bowing, or else go into prostration; the prostration is together with the bowing.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).