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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an

Sunan Abu Dawud 1406

Chapter: A View That There Is Prostration In Mufassal Surahs

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1406

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

قَرَأَ سُورَةَ النَّجْمِ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا وَمَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلاَّ سَجَدَ فَأَخَذَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى أَوْ تُرَابٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ يَكْفِينِي هَذَا ‏.‏

Narrated 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud):

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited Surah al-Najm and prostrated himself. No one remained there who did not prostrate (along with him). A man from the people took a handful of pebbles or dust and raised it to his face saying: This is enough for me. 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) said: I later saw him killed as an infidel.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1406), Al-Bukhari (No. 1070) and Ahmad (No. 4173).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَرَأَ سُورَة النَّجْم فَسَجَدَ بِهَا ) : وَفِي نُسْخَة فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا أَيْ لَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَتِهَا ( وَمَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ ) : الَّذِينَ اِطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن مَسْعُود ( إِلَّا سَجَدَ ) : مَعَهُ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ. وَقَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : أَيْ مَنْ كَانَ حَاضِرًا قِرَاءَتَهُ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَالْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ قَالَهُ اِبْن عَبَّاس حَتَّى شَاعَ أَنَّ أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ أَسْلَمُوا ( فَأَخَذَ رَجُل مِنْ الْقَوْم ) : الْحَاضِرِينَ هُوَ أُمَيَّةُ بْن خَلَفٍ ( كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى ) : أَيْ حِجَارَةٍ صِغَارٍ ( أَوْ تُرَاب ) : شَكٌّ مَنْ الرَّاوِي ( يَكْفِينِي هَذَا ) : كَانَ الْمَقْصُودُ مِنْ السُّجُود التَّوَاضُع وَالِانْقِيَاد…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1406
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1406
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (1070) Sahih Muslim (576) The hadith No. 1406
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1406

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1070

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Surat-an-Najm (53) and prostrated while reciting it and all the people prostrated and a man amongst the people took a handful of stones or earth and raised it to his face and said, "This is sufficient for me. Later on I saw him killed as a non-believer."

قَرَأَ سُورَةَ النَّجْمِ فَسَجَدَ بِهَا، فَمَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلاَّ سَجَدَ، فَأَخَذَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى أَوْ تُرَابٍ، فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ يَكْفِينِي هَذَا، فَلَقَدْ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Also reported by… (2)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (3302)قَرَأَ سُورَةُ : النَّجْمُ ، فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3470)قَرَأَ سُورَةَ النَّجْمِ ، فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا ، وَمَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلا سَجَدَ ، فَأَخَذَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى ، أَوْ تُرَابٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ ، وَقَالَ : يَكْفِينِي هَذَا ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، قُتِلَ كَافِرًا

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1067

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Suratan-Najm (103) at Mecca and prostrated while reciting it and those who were with him did the same except an old man who took a handful of small stones or earth and lifted it to his forehead and said, "This is sufficient for me." Later on, I saw him killed as a…

قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّجْمَ بِمَكَّةَ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا، وَسَجَدَ مَنْ مَعَهُ، غَيْرَ شَيْخٍ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى أَوْ تُرَابٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى جَبْهَتِهِ وَقَالَ يَكْفِينِي هَذَا‏.‏ فَرَأَيْتُهُ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3853

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Surat An-Najam and prostrated, and there was nobody who did not prostrate then except a man whom I saw taking a handful of pebbles, lifting it, and prostrating on it. He then said, "This is sufficient for me." No doubt I saw him killed as a disbeliever afterwards.

قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّجْمَ، فَسَجَدَ فَمَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ سَجَدَ، إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ رَأَيْتُهُ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًا فَرَفَعَهُ فَسَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ هَذَا يَكْفِينِي‏.‏ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4863

The first Sura in which a prostration was mentioned, was Sura An-Najm (The Star). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prostrated (while reciting it), and everybody behind him prostrated except a man whom I saw taking a hand-full of dust in his hand and prostrated on it. Later I saw that man killed as an infidel…

فَسَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَجَدَ مَنْ خَلْفَهُ، إِلاَّ رَجُلاً رَأَيْتُهُ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ تُرَابٍ فَسَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قُتِلَ كَافِرًا، وَهْوَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ‏.‏

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