Sujūd Must Be On All
Seven Parts of the Body
In
the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful;
All
the praise and Thanks is due to Allāh, the Lord of al-`ālameen. I testify that
there is none worthy of worship except Allāh, and that Muhammad, Sallallāhu
`alayhi wasallam is His Messenger.
The Sujud (Prostration) in
Solat must be observed with ease and calm, distributing and resting his weight
equally on the seven parts of the body which should be in contact with the
ground during sujūd. The seven
parts: the face, including the forehead and nose; the two hands; the two knees;
and the edges of the two feet (i.e., the toes). It is recorded in the Sahihayn that the
Allāh’s Messenger (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) said: “I have been commanded to sujūd (prostrate) on seven bones: on
the forehead, and he pointed to his nose, and on the two hands, the two knees
and the edges of the two feet (i.e., the toes).” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] A worshipper is not permissible for to lift
up any of these seven parts of the body when observing the sujud (prostration).
Imam An-Nawawi (rahimallāh) said: “If one omits any of them, then his prayer is not valid.”
[Sharh Sahih Muslim]
The seven
limbs on which Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) would sujud: the palms, the
knees, the feet, and the forehead and nose - counting the last two
as one limb in observing Sujud, as he (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) said: “I have been
ordered to sujud (in one narration: we have been ordered to prostrate) on seven
bones: on the forehead ..., and he indicated by moving his hand
[This movement of the hand was deduced from the grammar of the Arabic text.
(Fathul-Bāri)]; around his nose, the hands (in one
version: the palms), the knees and the toes, and not to tuck up [i.e. to
draw them in and prevent them from being scattered, meaning to gather the
garment or hair with the hands for Ruku’ and Sujud (Nihayah). This forbiddance
is not only during solāt; the majority of scholars include tucking in the hair
and garments before solat in the prohibition. This is further strengthened by
his forbidding men to observe solat with their hair tied, which follows
later.], the garments and hair.” [Bukhari;
Muslim; It is given in al-Irwa' (310).]
Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi
wasallam) also used to say, “When a servant prostrates, seven limbs prostrate with
him: his face, his palms, his knees and his feet.” [Muslim, Abu
‘Awānah and Ibn Hibban.]
Man should not tie up or plaited the hair: Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi
wasallam) said about a man who was praying with his hair tied [i.e. tied up or
plaited.] behind him: “His example is surely like that of someone who observes
solat with his hands bound (behind his back)”. [Muslim, Abu ‘Awānah
and Ibn Hibban. Ibn al-Āthir says, “The meaning of this hādith is that were his
hair loose, it would fall on the ground when in sajdah; hence, the man would be
rewarded for the prostration of the hair. However, if the hair is tied, it is
effectively as though it did not prostrate, for he compared him to someone
whose hands are shackled together, since they would then not lie on the ground
in sajdah.”
It would seem that this instruction is
limited to men and does not apply to women, as Shawkāni has quoted from Ibn
al-‘Arabi.] He (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) also said: “That is the saddle of the devil, i.e.
where the devil sits, referring to the knots in the hair”. [Abu
Dawud and Tirmidzi, who declared it hasan; Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibban,
declared it sahih. See Sāhih Abi Dawud (653).]
Should not rest the fore-arms on the ground:
“Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) would
not rest his fore-arms on the ground” [Bukhari and Abu Dawud.], but “would raise them above the ground, and keep them away
from his sides such that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen from
behind” [Bukhari and Muslim. It is given in Irwa' (359).], and also “such that if a small lamb or kid wanted to pass under
his arms, it would have been able to do so.” [Muslim, Abu ‘Awānah and
Ibn Hibban.]
Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi
wasallam) would do this to such an extent that one of his Companions said: "We used to feel sorry for the Messenger of Allāh
(Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) because of the way he kept his hands away from his
sides." [Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah with a hasan isnad.]
Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam)
used to order likewise, saying, “When you perform
sajdah, place your palms (on the ground) and raise your elbows” [Muslim
and Abu ‘Awānah.], and “Be level in sujud, and none
of you should spread his fore - arms like the spreading of a dog (in one
narration: like a dog spreads them)” [Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud and
Ahmad.]. In a separate hadith, “None of you should
rest arms on the ground the way a dog rests them.” [Ahmad and Tirmidzi,
who declared it sahih.]
Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam) also
used to say, “Do not spread your arms [the way a
beast of prey does], rest on your palms and keep your upper arms apart, for
when you do all that, every one of your limbs prostrates with you.” [Ibn
Khuzaimah (1/80/2), al-Maqdisi in al-Mukhtārah and Hākim, who declared it sahih
and Dhahabi agreed.]
Obligation to be calm
(Toma’ninah) in Sujud: Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi
wasallam) used to command the completion of Ruku' and
Sujud, comparing someone not doing so to the
hungry man who eats one or two dates, which are of no use to him, and also
saying about him, he is indeed one of the worst thieves among the people.
Rasūlullāh (Sallallāhu`alayhi wasallam)
also ruled that the solat of one who does not straighten his spine fully in Ruku' and Sujud is invalid, as has been
mentioned under “Ruku’”, and ordered “the one who performed solat badly” to be
at ease in his Sujud,
as mentioned before.
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