Sujud Tilawa

Theprostration of recitation(Arabic:سجود التلاوة,sujud tilawa) is aprostration(sujud) which occurs during the ritualTilawaofQuraninSalahor outside it.

Presentation

۩Āyah 58,inSurah Maryam.

Defining the prostration of recitation (tilawa) as a movement of prostration resulting from the reason that it is amustahabbwhen the recitation reaches one of the verses of prostration.

ThisSujudoccurs during theTilawarecitation of theQuran,includingSalahprayers inSalah al jama'ah.

Muslim jurists agree on the legitimacy of the prostration of recitation. and that is ''mustahabb''

There are fifteen places whereMuslimsbelieve that whenMuhammadrecited a certain verse (ayah) he prostrated toGod.

Religious legality

Shafi'iandHanbalijurists are of the view that the prostration of recitation is aConfirmed Sunnahafter reciting a verse of the verses of prostration.

And they based their opinion onĀyah: 107ofSurat Al-Isra,in which God (Allah) Almighty says:

قُلْ آمِنُوا بِهِ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوا ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا‎

English:Say, ‘Whether you believe in it, or do not believe in it, indeed those who were given knowledge before it when it is recited to them, fall down in prostration on their faces.
(Quran:17:107)

A prophetichadithwas also narrated from the companionAbu Hurairah,may God Almighty be pleased with him, in which he said:

Arabic hadith	English translation
Arabic:قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَهِ -صَلَّى اللَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَمَ-: « إِذَا قَرَأَ ابْنُ آدَمَ السَّجْدَةَ فَسَجَدَ، اِعْتَزَلَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَبْكِي، يَقُولُ: يَا وَيْلِي، أُمِرَ ابْنُ آدَمَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ، وَأُمِرْتُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَأَبَيْتُ فَلِيَ النَّارُ. » — Hadith	English:The Messenger of God,peace be upon him,said: “If the son ofAdamrecites the prostration and prostrates himself,Satanretires and cries, saying: O my loss, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate, and he prostrated, so his reward is paradise; and I was ordered to prostrate, so I refused, and my penalty is the fire. “ — Hadith

Anotherhadithwas also narrated by the companionAbdullah ibn Umarin which he said:

Arabic hadith	English translation
Arabic:كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَهِ -صَلَّى اللَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْنَا السُّورَةَ فِيهَا السَّجْدَةُ، فَيَسْجُدُ، وَنَسْجُدُ. — Hadith	English:“The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, used to recite to us the surah in which the verse of prostration was written, so he would prostrate while we would prostrate with him.” — Hadith

Shafi'iandHanbalijurists do not consider the prostration of recitation as a duty for them, relying on the fact that Muhammad left it when he recitedSurah An-Najmwhich included a verse of prostration, and he did not prostrate in it.

This was confirmed by the hadith that was narrated by the companionZayd ibn Thabit,may God Almighty be pleased with him, in which he said:

Arabic hadith	English translation
Arabic:روى زيد بن ثابت رضي الله تعالى عنه قال: "قرأت على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والنجم فلم يسجد فيها" ، وفي رواية: "فلم يسجد منا أحد". — Hadith	English:“I readSurah An-Najmto the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and he did not prostrate in it, and in another narration: “No one of us would prostrate.” — Hadith

Conditions

Muslim inprostration.

The Muslim jurists stated that theprostration of Quran recitationis required the same conditions as forSalahprayer, likeritual purity,ghuslandwuduortayammum,facing the direction ofqibla,covering theintimate parts in Islam,and avoidingnajassaand impurity.

Few jurists also stated that aMuslimwho had lost his two purity, meaningghuslandwudu,should notprostrate in Quran recitation.

If theMalikijurists had a reputation for saying that it is permissible toprostrate in recitationeven if theMuslimlacked a major and minor purity on the basis of theMalikischool of thought, there are some Malikis who chose not to lack that purity, according to two jurisprudential sayings.

In order for the prostration of recitation to be valid, the time for prostration must begin, and this happens according to the majority of jurists by reading or hearing all of the verse of the prostration; If the reciter (qari) prostrates before the end of the verse of prostration, if with one letter, he is not permitted to do that.

The validity of the prostration of recitation requires that the entire verse of prostration be heard, it is not sufficient for the one who is prostrating to hear only the word of prostration on its own.

The listener who wants to prostrate is also required to refrain from corrupting things such as eating, speech and actions that are outside of reverence.

Supplication

ImamAl-Ghazalisaid that the one who is prostrating in recitation must make supplication (dua) in his prostration in a manner befitting the context and meaning of the verse of prostration he read, and it is also permissible for him to uttertasbihand variousdua.

ImamAbu Dawoodnarrated in his bookSunan Abu Dawooda hadith on the authority ofMuhammad's wifeAisha bint Abi Bakr,in which she said:

Arabic hadith	English translation
Arabic:كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَهِ -صَلَّى اللَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِ الْقُرْآنِ بِاللَّيْلِ: « سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ » — Hadith	English:The Messenger of God,peace be upon him,used to say in the prostration of theQuranat night: « My face prostrated to the One who created him and models his hearing and sight with hispower and strength.» — Hadith

Fiqh opinions on prostration verses

SujudinSalah.

MalikiandShafi’ijurists (fuqahā) spoke about the number of prostrations in the verses of theNoble Quran.

InMaliki'sfiqh,the four verses, from the surahs ofAl-Hajj,An-Najm,Al-Inshi QAQandAl-Alaq,do not result in the prostration of recitation from theQaribecause the number of prostrations among theMalikiis eleven (11 prostration), of which ten (10 prostrations) are inIjma.

This is because ImamMalik ibn Anasstated that it is not one of the strengths of prostration, so it is not a place for prostration with theMalikis.

And their argument for negating the four prostrations in theMufassalis the saying ofMalik ibn Anasin a narration, and ImamAl-Shafiʽiin saying that the intentions of prostration are eleven prostration, none of which is from theMufassal.

Ibn 'Abd al-Barrsaid: "This is the saying ofAbdullah ibn Umar,Abdullah Ibn Abbas,Said ibn al-Musayyib,Sa'id ibn Jubayr,Hasan al-Basri,Ikrimah al-Barbari,Mujahid ibn Jabr,Ata ibn Abi Rabah,Tawus ibn Kaysan,Malik ibn Anas,and a group of the people ofMedina".

It was reported on the authority ofAbu Dardathat he said: “I prostrate eleven with the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace”, in ahadithnarrated byIbn Majah.

AndIbn Abbasnarrated: “The Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, did not prostrate in any of al-Mufassal since he turned to Medina”, in ahadithnarrated byAbu Dawood.

Verses of prostration

SujudinSalah.

TheĀyatsofSujud Tilawain theQuranare eleven in theMalikifiqh,ten of which are defined by theIjmaand applied toWarsh recitation:

1. ۩Āyah 206,inSurah Al-A'raf.

2. ۩Āyah 15,inSurah Ar-Ra'd.

3. ۩Āyah 50,inSurah An-Nahl.

4. ۩Āyah 109,inSurah Al-Isra.

5. ۩Āyah 58,inSurah Maryam.

6. ۩Āyah 18,inSurah Al-Hajj.

7. ۩Āyah 60,inSurah Al-Furqan.

8. ۩Āyah 26,inSurah An-Naml.

9. ۩Āyah 15,inSurah As-Sajdah.

10. ۩Āyah 38,inSurah Fussilat.

11. ۩Āyah 24,inSurah Ṣād(outside ofIjma).

The four remainingSajadatesto close the number of fifteen are located in theSuratesof theMufassalgoing fromSurah QaftoSurah Al-Nas:

12. ۩Āyah 77,inSurah Al-Hajj.

13. ۩Āyah 62,inSurah An-Najm.

14. ۩Āyah 21,inSurah Al-Inshi QAQ.

15. ۩Āyah 19,inSurah Al-Alaq.

In mostMus'hafsof the Quran these are indicated by the symbol ۩, with an over-line on the word/s that invoked theSujud.

Muslims must prostrate once in order to follow theSunnah(example) of Muhammad and recite any one or more of the following along withTakbirbefore and after theSujud.

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