Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 17

كِتَاب سُجُودِ الْقُرْآنِ

The Book of Prostration During The Recitation of The Quran.

13 hadith · 12 chapters

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Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي سُجُودِ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُنَّتِهَا:(1) Chapter. What is said about the prostrations during the recitation of the Quran and its legal way.22- بَابُ سَجْدَةِ تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةُ:(2) Chapter. To prostrate during the recitation of Surat Tanzil - As-Sajda (No.32).33- بَابُ سَجْدَةِ {ص}:(3) Chapter. To prostrate while reciting Surat Sad (No.38).44- بَابُ سَجْدَةِ النَّجْمِ:(4) Chapter. The prostration in An-Najm. (No.53).55- بَابُ سُجُودِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ:(5) Chapter. The prostration of Muslims along with Al-Mushrikun; and a Mushrik is Najasun (impure) and does not perform ablution;66- بَابُ مَنْ قَرَأَ السَّجْدَةَ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ:(6) Chapter. Whoever recited the Verses of prostration and did not prostrate.77- بَابُ سَجْدَةِ: {إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ}:(7) Chapter. Prostration while reciting Idhas-Sama-un-Shaqqat.88- بَابُ مَنْ سَجَدَ لِسُجُودِ الْقَارِئِ:(8) Chapter. Whoever prostrated with the prostration of the reciter (of the Quran).99- بَابُ ازْدِحَامِ النَّاسِ إِذَا قَرَأَ الإِمَامُ السَّجْدَةَ:(9) Chapter. The overcrowding of the people when the Imam recites As-Sajda.1010- بَابُ مَنْ رَأَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يُوجِبِ السُّجُودَ:(10) Chapter. Whoever thinks that Allah has not made prostration of recitation (i.e., during the recitation of the Quran) compulsory.1111- بَابُ مَنْ قَرَأَ السَّجْدَةَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَسَجَدَ بِهَا:(11) Chapter. Whoever recited the Verse of Sajda during the Salat (prayer) and prostrated (while praying).1212- بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَوْضِعًا لِلسُّجُودِ مِنَ الزِّحَامِ:(12) Chapter. Whoever dose not find a place for prostration (with the Imam) because of overcrowding.

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First narrations

Bukhari · 1067قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّجْمَ بِمَكَّةَ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا وَسَجَدَ مَنْ مَعَهُ غَيْرَ شَيْخٍ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى أَوْ تُرَابٍ ، فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى جَبْهَتِهِ ، وَقَالَ : يَكْفِينِي هَذَا 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 an6 narratorsBukhari · 1068كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ الم { 1 } تَنْزِيلُ سورة السجدة آية 0-1 السَّجْدَةُ وَ هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ سورة الإنسان آية 1On Fridays the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Alif Lam Mim Tanzil-As-Sajda (in the first rak'a) and Hal ata 'alal-insani i.e. Surat ad-Dahr (LXXVI) (in the second rak'a), in the Fajr prayer.5 narratorsBukhari · 1069ص لَيْسَ مِنْ عَزَائِمِ السُّجُودِ ، وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْجُدُ فِيهَاThe prostration of Sa'd is not a compulsory one but I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) prostrating while reciting it.6 narratorsBukhari · 1070أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ النَّجْمِ فَسَجَدَ بِهَا ، فَمَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا سَجَدَ ، فَأَخَذَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى أَوْ تُرَابٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلThe 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 suffic5 narratorsBukhari · 1071أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَجَدَ بِالنَّجْمِ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ وَالْجِنُّ وَالْإِنْسُThe Prophet (ﷺ) I prostrated while reciting An-Najm and with him prostrated the Muslims, the pagans, the jinns, and all human beings.7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1072أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالنَّجْمِ فَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ فِيهَاI asked Zaid bin Thabit about prostration on which he said that he had recited An-Najm before the Prophet, yet he (the Prophet) had not performed a prostration.6 narratorsBukhari · 1073قَرَأْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالنَّجْمِ فَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ فِيهَاI recited An-Najm before the Prophet, yet he did not perform a prostration.5 narratorsBukhari · 1074رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَرَأَ : إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ سورة الانشقاق آية 1 فَسَجَدَ بِهَا ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَلَمْ أَرَكَ تَسْجُدُ ؟ قَالَ : لَوْ لَمْ أَرَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّI saw Abu Huraira reciting Idha-Sama' un-Shaqqat and he prostrated during its recitation. I asked Abu Huraira, "Didn't I see you prostrating?" Abu Huraira said, "Had I not seen the Prophet (ﷺ) prostrating, I would not ha6 narratorsBukhari · 1075كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْنَا السُّورَةَ فِيهَا السَّجْدَةُ فَيَسْجُدُ وَنَسْجُدُ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُنَا مَوْضِعَ جَبْهَتِهِWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) recited a Sura that contained the prostration he would prostrate and we would do the same and some of us (because of the heavy rush) could not find a place for prostration.5 narratorsBukhari · 1076كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ السَّجْدَةَ وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ فَيَسْجُدُ وَنَسْجُدُ مَعَهُ ، فَنَزْدَحِمُ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُنَا لِجَبْهَتِهِ مَوْضِعًا يَسْجُدُ عَلَيْهِWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) recited Surat As-Sajda and we were with him, he would prostrate and we also would prostrate with him and some of us (because of the heavy rush) would not find a place (for our foreheads) to prostrate5 narratorsBukhari · 1077قَرَأَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِسُورَةِ النَّحْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ قَرَأَ بِهَا ، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَ'Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday 'Umar bin Al-Khattab 9 narratorsBukhari · 1078صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ الْعَتَمَةَ فَقَرَأَ : إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ سورة الانشقاق آية 1 فَسَجَدَ فَقُلْتُ : مَا هَذِهِ ؟ قَالَ : سَجَدْتُ بِهَا خَلْفَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ،I offered the `Isha' prayer behind Abu Huraira and he recited Idhas-Sama' Un-Shaqqat, and prostrated. I said, "What is this?" Abu Huraira said, "I prostrated behind Abul-Qasim and I will do the same till I meet him."6 narrators