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1159. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “If I were to
order anyone to prostrate to anyone, then I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband.” (Hasan)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Mu'ād̄h bin Jabal, Surāqah bin Mālik bin Ju'shum, 'Aishah, Ibn 'Abbās, 'Abdullāh bin Abī Awfa, Ṭalq bin 'Alī, Umm Salamah, Anas, and Ibn 'Umar.
(Abū 'Eisā said:) The Hadīth of Abū Hurairah is a Hasan Gharīb Hadīth from this route – as a narration of Muḥammad bin 'Amr, from Abū Salamah, from Abū Hurairah.
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Commentary
This narration is a proof that – as according to Islamic Sharī'ah – prostration to anything other than Allāh ﷻ is prohibited, and similarly prostration of respect is also prohibited. Prostration is due only to Allāh ﷻ and strictly prohibited to everything other than Allāh ﷻ. Had the prostration of respect been lawful, the Prophet ﷺ would have ordered the wife to prostrate to her husband.
