Prostrations For Reading The Qur'an
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1052 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 334
Source no. 1052 · Volume 3 · Page 52
Sahih
صحيح تخريج إصلاح المساجد (٦٩)
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1052. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'When the son of Ādam recites a Sajdah[1] and prostrates, Satan withdraws weeping, saying: 'Woe is me! The son of Ādam was commanded to prostrate and he prostrated, and Paradise will be his; I was commanded to prostrate and I refused, so I am doomed to Hell.'" (Sahih)
1052 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا قَرَأَ ابْنُ آدَمَ السَّجْدَةَ فَسَجَدَ، اعْتَزَلَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَبْكِي، يَقُولُ: يَا وَيْلَهُ أُمِرَ ابْنُ آدَمَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ، وَأُمِرْتُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَأَبَيْتُ فَلِيَ النَّارُ "
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The Hadith indicates the legality or lawfulness of prostration for reciting the Qur'an. Other texts, however, tell us that this prostration is not obligatory. It nevertheless is an act meriting reward from Allāh.