Q:
I notice that some people perform Sujud (prostration) without using all the
seven organs that should be used in Sujud. I hope that you will draw their
attention to that. May Allah reward you with the best.
(Part
No.9; Page No. 427)
A:
All Muslims should perform Sujud using the seven organs: the face, forehead,
nose, hands, knees and the edges of the
two feet (i.e., toes), as doing so is authentically reported from the Prophet
(peace be upon him) who said: <<I
have been commanded to perform Sujud on seven bones: on the
forehead - and he pointed to his nose –
both hands, both knees and the edges of both feet (i.e., the toes).>> All
Muslims, men and women, should be keen on performing that as it is one of the
necessary Rukns (integral pillars) of Salah (Prayer). Therefore, it is
impermissible to be linient in that
matter. The worshipper should perform Sujud on these seven organs in all of the
Faridah (obligatory) and Nafilah (supererogatory) Salahs because the Salah of
whoever intentionally does not perform this is Batil (null and void). If the
worshipper forgets to do that in their Salah and was able to do it at once,
they should do so. If they have not remembered until the following Rak’ah (unit
of Prayer), they should offer another Rak’ah instead of it. The second Rak’ah
compensates for the previous one in which they have not performed Sujud on one
or two of the seven organs. Therefore, Sujud should be performed using all the seven organs, and
it is impermissible to leave any of these organs in Sujud either in Faridah or
in Nafilah Salah. If the worshipper forgets and raises his hands and does not
perform Sujud on it or on either of their knees, then they remember while
performing the following Rak’ah, they should perform another Rak’ah instead of
it and perform Sujud-ul-Sahw (Prostration of Forgetfulness) before Taslim
(salutation of peace ending the Prayer).
Fatwas
of Nur ‘Ala Al-Darb, Volume 9, Part No.9; Page No. 427
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Source:
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