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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب السُّجُودِ في: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ}:Chapter: Prostration in "Recite in the name of your Lord"
Hadith 1510
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ مِينَاء، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: "سَجَدْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We performed sajdah (prostration) with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in «إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ» and «اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ» (Surah Al-‘Alaq).
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1509)
There are fifteen prostrations (sajdahs) in the Noble Qur’an. Imam Darimi rahimahullah has apparently mentioned only four surahs as a means of affirming the legitimacy of the prostration of recitation (sajdah at-tilawah), in which there is a prostration of recitation. This prostration is legislated (mashru‘) in every situation, whether during prayer or outside of prayer. Therefore, whenever the reciter comes across a verse of prostration, he should fall into prostration.
The method is that one says “Allahu Akbar,” performs the prostration, and recites the supplication (du‘a) for the prostration. Then, saying “Allahu Akbar,” he rises. Standing up, reciting the tashahhud, and saying the salam—none of these things are established from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
The supplication for the prostration of recitation is: «اللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ ، خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِيْ ، وَبَصَرِيْ ، وَمُخِّيْ ، وَعَظْمِيْ ، وَعَصَبِيْ ، سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِيْ خَلَقَهُ وَ صَوَّرَهُ وَ شَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ بِحَوْلِهِ وَ قُوَّتِهِ.». If this supplication is not memorized and only «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَىٰ» is recited, that is sufficient. It should be clear that the prostration of recitation is not obligatory (wajib); for both the one who recites and the one who listens, it is sunnah, but it is not appropriate to abandon it.
There are fifteen prostrations (sajdahs) in the Noble Qur’an. Imam Darimi rahimahullah has apparently mentioned only four surahs as a means of affirming the legitimacy of the prostration of recitation (sajdah at-tilawah), in which there is a prostration of recitation. This prostration is legislated (mashru‘) in every situation, whether during prayer or outside of prayer. Therefore, whenever the reciter comes across a verse of prostration, he should fall into prostration.
The method is that one says “Allahu Akbar,” performs the prostration, and recites the supplication (du‘a) for the prostration. Then, saying “Allahu Akbar,” he rises. Standing up, reciting the tashahhud, and saying the salam—none of these things are established from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
The supplication for the prostration of recitation is: «اللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ ، خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِيْ ، وَبَصَرِيْ ، وَمُخِّيْ ، وَعَظْمِيْ ، وَعَصَبِيْ ، سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِيْ خَلَقَهُ وَ صَوَّرَهُ وَ شَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ بِحَوْلِهِ وَ قُوَّتِهِ.». If this supplication is not memorized and only «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَىٰ» is recited, that is sufficient. It should be clear that the prostration of recitation is not obligatory (wajib); for both the one who recites and the one who listens, it is sunnah, but it is not appropriate to abandon it.
