Sunan Abi Dawud: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an
Chapter: How Many Places Are There In The Qur'an Where Prostration Is Required
Narrated Amr ibn al-'As:
The Prophet (ﷺ) taught me fifteen prostrations while reciting the Qur'an, including three in al-Mufassal and two in Surah al-Hajj.
Abu Dawud said: Abu al-Darda' has reported eleven prostrations from the Prophet (ﷺ), but chain of this tradition is weak.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1401 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 1 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1396 |
Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:
I said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Are there two prostrations in Surah al-Hajj? He replied: Yes; if anyone does not make two prostrations, he should not recite them.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1402 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 2 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1397 |
Chapter: A View That There Is No Prostration In Mufassal Surahs
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not make a prostration at any verse in al-Mufassal from the time he moved to Medina.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1403 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 3 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1398 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1404 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 4 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1399 |
This tradition has also been transmitted by Zaid b. Thabit through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Abu Dawud said:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1405 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 5 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1400 |
Chapter: A View That There Is Prostration In Mufassal Surahs
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1406 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 6 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1401 |
Chapter: Prostration In Surah's Inshiqaq And Iqra'
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1407 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 7 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1402 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1408 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 8 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1403 |
Chapter: The Prostration In Surah Sad
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1409 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 9 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1404 |
Narrated Sa'id al-Khudri:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited surah Sad on the pulpit. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated with him. When the next day came, he recited it. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), the people became ready for prostration. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is the repentance of a Prophet ; but I saw you being ready for prostration. So he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated along with him.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1410 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 10 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1405 |
Chapter: A Person On A Mount Hears A Verse Of Prostration, Or Someone Who Is Not Praying (Should He Prostrate?)
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
In the year of Conquest the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited a verse at which a prostration should be made and all the people prostrated themselves. Some were mounted, and some were prostrating themselves on the ground, and those who were mounted prostrated themselves on their hands.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1411 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 11 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1406 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1412 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 12 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1407 |
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite the Qur'an to us. When he came upon the verse containing prostration, he would utter the takbir (Allah is most great) and we would prostrate ourselves along with him.
The narrator 'Abd al-Razzaq said: Al-Thawri liked this tradition very much.
Abu Dawud said: This was liked by him for this contains the uttering of takbir.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1413 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 13 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1408 |
Chapter: What Should One Say In Prostration ?
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated himself at night when reciting the Qur'an. He said repeatedly: My face prostrates itself to Him Who created it and brought forth its hearing and seeing by His might and power.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1414 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 14 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1409 |
Chapter: One Who Recites A Verse Of Prostration After Subh
Narrated AbuTamimah al-Hujaymi:
When we came to Medina accompanying the caravan, I used to preach after the dawn prayer, and prostrate on account of the recitation of the Qur'an. Ibn Umar prohibited me three times, but I did not cease doing that. He then repeated (his prohibition) saying: I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), AbuBakr, Umar and Uthman, they would not prostrate (on account of the recitation of the Qur'an) till the sun had risen.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1415 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 15 |
English translation | : Book 7, Hadith 1410 |