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1096. It was narrated that Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī said: “My two eyes saw the traces of water and mud on the forehead and nose of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, from his praying Qiyām on the night of the twenty-first.” (Saḥīḥ) (This was narrated) in an abridged form.
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It is essential that the forehead touches the ground because prostration itself signifies placing one's forehead on the ground, except if there is any excuse - or e.g. one has a tumour, pimple, backache, or headache preventing one from placing one's forehead on the earth.