Book 17: Prostration during the Recitation of the Holy Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1067
Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us, he said: Ghundar (Muhammad bin Ja'far) narrated to us. He said: Shu'bah told us, narrating from Abu Ishaq, he said: I heard Aswad (bin Yazid) narrating from Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (ra) that he said: The Prophet (saw) recited Surah An-Najm in Mecca and prostrated in it, and those who were with him also prostrated, except for one old man. (This was Umayyah bin Khalaf.) He took a handful of pebbles or dust and raised it to his forehead and said: This is enough for me. After this I saw him; he was killed in the state of disbelief.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1068
Muhammad bin Yusuf (Firyabi) narrated to us, (he said:) Sufyan (Thauri) told us. He narrated from Sa'd bin Ibrahim, Sa'd from Abdur Rahman, he from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that he said: On Fridays, in the Fajr prayer, the Prophet (saw) used to recite Alif Lam Mim Tanzil As-Sajdah and Hal ata alal-insan.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1069
Sulaiman bin Harb and Abun Nu'man (Muhammad bin Fadl) narrated to us. Both said: Hammad (bin Zaid) told us. He narrated from Ayyub, Ayyub from Ikrimah, Ikrimah from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra). He said: (The prostration of) Surah Sad is not among the prostrations that are emphasised, but I have seen the Prophet (saw) prostrating in it.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1070
Hafs bin Umar narrated to us, he said: Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Abu Ishaq, Abu Ishaq from Aswad, Aswad from Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (ra), that the Prophet (saw) recited Surah An-Najm and prostrated in it. No one among the people remained who did not prostrate. One man among them took a handful of pebbles or dust and raised it to his face and said: This is enough for me. (Abdullah said:) Later I saw that he was killed in the state of disbelief.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1071
Musaddad (bin Musarhad) narrated to us, he said: Abdul Warith narrated to us. He said: Ayyub told us. He narrated from Ikrimah, Ikrimah from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra), that the Prophet (saw) prostrated in Surah An-Najm, and with him all prostrated, the Muslims and the idolaters, the old and the young. (Ibrahim) bin Tahman also narrated this hadith from Ayyub.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1072
Sulaiman bin Dawud Abur Rabi' narrated to us, he said: Isma'il bin Ja'far narrated to us. He said: Yazid bin Khusaifah told us. He narrated from Ibn Qusait, he from Ata bin Yasar, that Ata bin Yasar informed him. He asked Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (ra), and he said: I recited Surah An-Najm to the Prophet (saw), and he did not prostrate in it.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1073
Adam bin Abi Iyas narrated to us, he said: Ibn Abi Dhi'b narrated to us, he said: Yazid bin Abdullah bin Qusait told us. He narrated from Ata bin Yasar, he from Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (ra), he said: I recited Surah An-Najm before the Prophet (saw). He did not prostrate in it.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1074
Muslim (bin Ibrahim) and Mu'adh bin Fadalah narrated to us. Both said: Hisham told us. He narrated from Yahya, Yahya from Abu Salamah, that he said: I saw Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He recited the Surah Idhas-sama'un-shaqqat and prostrated in it. I said: Abu Hurairah (ra), did I not see you prostrating in this Surah? He said: If I had not seen the Prophet (saw) prostrating in it, I too would not have prostrated.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1075
Musaddad narrated to us, he said: Yahya narrated to us. It is narrated from Ubaidullah. He said: Nafi told me. It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) that he said: The Prophet (saw) would recite to us a Surah in which there was a prostration. He would prostrate and we too would prostrate, until some of us would not find a place to put our foreheads.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1076
Bishr bin Adam narrated to us, he said: Ali bin Mus'hir narrated to us. He said: Ubaidullah (Umari) told us. He narrated from Nafi, Nafi from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra), that he said: The Prophet (saw) would recite the verses of prostration while we were with him. He would prostrate and we too would prostrate with him, and there would be such a crowd that some of us would not find a place to put our foreheads on which to prostrate.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1077
Ibrahim bin Musa narrated to us, he said: Hisham bin Yusuf told us that (Abdul Malik) bin Juraij informed them, he said: Abu Bakr (Abdullah) bin Abi Mulaikah told me. He narrated from Uthman bin Abdur Rahman Taimi, Uthman from Rabi'ah bin Abdullah bin Hudair Taimi. Abu Bakr said: And Rabi'ah was one of the good people. (He related the incident) which Rabi'ah had witnessed (in the gathering) of Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (ra). (Hazrat Umar (ra)) stood on the pulpit on a Friday and recited Surah An-Nahl. When he reached the verses of prostration, he came down and prostrated, and the people also prostrated. When the next Friday came, Hazrat Umar (ra) recited the same Surah. When he reached the verses of prostration, he said: O people! We pass by the verses of prostration. So whoever prostrated has done well, and whoever did not prostrate, there is no sin upon him. And Hazrat Umar (ra) did not prostrate. And Nafi, narrating from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra), added this much: Allah, the Exalted, has not made the prostration of recitation obligatory, unless we wish (to prostrate).
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1078
Musaddad narrated to us, he said: Mu'tamir narrated to us. He said: I heard my father. He said: Bakr told me. He narrated from Abu Rafi', he said: I prayed the Isha prayer (Salat) with Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), and he recited the Surah Idhas-sama'un-shaqqat and prostrated. I said: What is this prostration? He replied: I prostrated in this Surah behind Abul Qasim (saw). So I shall always keep prostrating in it until I meet him.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1079
Sadaqah (bin Fadl) narrated to us, he said: Yahya (bin Sa'id) told us. He narrated from Ubaidullah (Umari), Ubaidullah from Nafi, Nafi from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra). He said: When the Prophet (saw) recited a Surah in which there was a prostration, he would prostrate and we too would prostrate, until some of us would not find a place to put our foreheads.
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