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Question
Assalamu
alaykum wa rahmatullah. In
a previous posting, you clarified for us the instances of prostration while
reading the Holy Qur'an. Could you please explain how those prostrations
should be performed in practice, how they differ from the ordinary
prostrations during salat and those performed at the end of salat in case of
forgetting something in the rituals of salat? In
other words, (1) how many times should the reader make sujud at one
instance of prostration in the Qur'an, once or twice, (2) what should he
recite during that sujud, (3) is it necessary to turn to the qiblah
during that sujud, (4) if one recites a portion of the Qur'an that includes a
prostration, is it necessary to make the prostration after salat, or the
prostrations during salat would be enough. Answer Wa
alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh. There
are varied fiqh opinions on how to perform sajdah tilaawah in regards to
whether the same requirements of salat should be met or not.
Some scholars say there should be wudhu’, the qiblah should be faced.
Other scholars say there is no proof of the need for requisites.
Since our expertise is not in fiqh, we can provide a quote from www.islam-qa.com
for a reference, since it is run by scholars. Answer:
Praise
be to Allaah. Some
of the scholars regard sujood al-tilaawah as being a form of prayer, and on
this basis they say that it is essential to be in a state of tahaarah, to face
the qiblah, to say Takbeer when going down and when sitting up, and to say
salaam after the prostration. Other scholars say that it is an act of worship,
but it is not like prayer, and on this basis they say that it is not essential
to be in a state of tahaarah, to face the qiblah, etc., as stated before. This
is the more correct opinion, because we do not know of any evidence (daleel)
to suggest that tahaarah and facing the Qiblah are essential, but if it is
easy to face the Qiblah when doing the prostration and to be in a state of
tahaarah, then this is better, so as to avoid dispute and to be in accordance
with all the scholars. And
Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and
his family and companions. END
OF QUOTE Another
similar question and answer will be quoted from the same site, as it includes
what is to be said during the sajdah. http://65.193.50.117/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=22650&dgn=3 Quote
from islam-qa.com Question:
Is
it necessary to have wudoo’ in order to do sujood al-tilaawah (prostration
required when reading certain verses of the Qur’aan)? Do we have to say
Allaahu akbar when going down and coming up, whether that is whilst praying or
otherwise? What should be said in this prostration? Are the du’aa’s that
have been narrated for it saheeh? Is it prescribed to say salaam after this
prostration if it is done outside of prayer?
Praise
be to Allaah. It
is not essential to have wudoo’ for sujood al-tilaawah, according to the
more correct of the two scholarly opinions, and there is no salaam or takbeer
when coming up from it, according to the more correct of the two scholarly
opinions. It
is prescribed to say takbeer when prostrating, because evidence to that effect
is proven in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). But
if the sujood al-tilaawah is done during prayer, then it is obligatory to say
takbeer when going down and when coming up, because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do that in every movement
of the prayer, and he said: “Pray as you have seen me praying.” (Narrated
by al-Bukhaari in his Saheeh, 595). The same dhikr and du’aa’s are
prescribed in sujood al-tilaawah as in the prostration during prayer, because
of the general meaning of the ahaadeeth concerning that. Among these
du’aa’s are: Allaahumma
laka sajadtu wa bika aamantu wa laka aslamtu, sajada wajhi lilladhi khalaqahu
wa sawwarahu wa shaqqa sam’ahu wa basarahu bi hawlihi wa quwwatihi, tabaarak
Allaahu ahsan al-khaaliqeen
(O Allaah, unto You I have prostrated and in You I have believed, and unto You
I have submitted. My face has prostrated before Him Who created it and
fashioned it, and brought forth its faculties of hearing and seeing by His
Might and Power. Blessed is Allaah, the Best of creators). This
was narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh, 1290 from the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); he said that he used to say this
dhikr during the prostration of prayer, according to the hadeeth of ‘Ali
(may Allaah be pleased with him). We
have mentioned above that it is prescribed to say the same in sujood al-tilaawah
as in the prostration in prayer. It was narrated that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to make du’aa’ when he
did sujood al-tilaawah, and he would say: “Allaahumma
aktub li biha ‘indaka ajran wa’mhu ‘anni biha wizran waj’alha li
‘indaka dukhran wa taqabbalha minni kama taqabbaltaha min ‘abdika Dawood
(O Allaah, record for me a reward for this (prostration), and remove from me a
sin. Save it for me and accept it from me just as You accepted it from Your
slave Dawood).” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 528). What
is obligatory is to say “Subhaana Rabbiy al-A’laa (Glory be to my
Lord Most High), as is obligatory during the prostration of prayer. Any
additional du’aa’ or dhikr is mustahabb. Sujood
al-tilaawah, whether during prayer or outside of it, is Sunnah, not
obligatory, because evidence to that effect was narrated from the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), in the hadeeth of Zayd ibn
Thaabit and in the hadeeth of ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). Majmoo’
Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Samaahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 11/406. (www.islam-qa.com) END
OF SECOND QUOTE The main thing for Muslims to remember when there are differences of opinion among scholars is that we should not let ourselves get divided and argue over these issues. The vast majority of Muslims are no where near the level of a scholar and we should respect differences of opinion from respected scholars. As stated in the answer from the scholar, there would be a special sajdah performed during salat if an aayah of sajdah were recited and the imam made sajdah. Only one sajdah is made, and we found no difference of opinion in this. |
