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The Prostrations In 'When The Heaven Is Split Asunder'[1] And 'Read! In The Name Of Your Lord Who Created'[2]

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Darussalam · Volume 2

7. (The Book Of The Prostrations Of The Qur'ān)

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الحديث: 1408 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 59

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1408. It was reported from Abū Rāfi' who said: "We prayed the night prayer with Abū Hurairah. He recited 'When the heaven is split asunder'[5] and then prostrated. I said: 'What is this prostration?' He replied: 'I prostrated this prostration when I was (praying) behind Abūl-Qāsim (the Prophet ﷺ), so I will continue prostrating it until I meet Him.'" (Saḥīh)

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1408 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ الْعَتَمَةَ: فَقَرَأَ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ، فَسَجَدَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ؟ قَالَ: «سَجَدْتُ بِهَا خَلْفَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،، فَلَا أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ»

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Footnotes

  1. 1

    [1] Al-Inshiqāq (84)

  2. 2

    [2] Al-'Alaq (96).

  3. 3

    [3] Al-Inshiqāq (84)

  4. 4

    [4] Al-'Alaq (96).

  5. 5

    [5] Al-Inshiqāq (84)

Commentary

The prostration of recitation is performed whether the prayer is obligatory or voluntary.