As-Sajdah

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "in busy streets or places with decorations and dyed carpets. Devoted worshippers often practiced in small, dark rooms, just large enough for prostration, focusing their attention. The strong among them would attend mosques, keeping their gaze lowered to their prostration"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

2. "As for the remembrances, all of them do not require prostration for forgetfulness except three, the qunut, the first tashahhud, and invoking blessings upon the prophet within it. This is in contrast to transitional takbirs, remembrances during bowing and prostration,"

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3. "The mark of prostration on faces is interpreted as either the soil from prostration or the light of humility that beams from within, which is considered more accurate. These radiant marks are seen on faces on the day of resurrection due to ablution."

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Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "weep for the lack of sorrow and weeping, for that is the greatest of misfortunes. Now let's discuss observing the rites of the verses. When you come across a verse of prostration, you should prostrate. Similarly, if you hear a verse of prostration from someone else,"

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2. "Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, When you recite the prostration in Surah As-Sajdah, do not rush to prostrate until you weep. If none of you can weep, then let his heart weep. To encourage oneself to weep, one should bring sadness to the heart, as"

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3. "towards You, humble to You, and so forth with each prostration. The conditions for this prostration are the same as for prayer, covering one's aura, facing the qibla, and ensuring the garment and body are free from impurities. If you are not in a state of purity"

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Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The views of the other two groups depart from jurisprudential principles, especially those who say one must repeat bowing and prostration without renewing the opening takbir. If bowing and prostration are invalid, they become superficial acts, rendering the prayer"

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2. "If he regrets and repents before completion, there are three opinions. One group says his prayer is not valid with the intention of ostentation, so he should start anew. Another group says he must repeat the actions, like bowing and prostration, but it's the"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "asked, has not Allah forgiven your past and future sins? Why this weeping in prostration and this intense effort? The hadith tells us that during his prostration the Prophet peace be upon him would say, I seek refuge in your"

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2. "Whenever he refrains from whispering and aggression, he shows submission, akin to prostration. The essence of prostration is submission, and placing the forehead on the ground is its physical form."

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Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Some of the early generations said, There is no trait more beloved to Allah to be in a servant, after the love of meeting Allah, than abundant prostration. Thus, they prioritized the love of meeting Allah over prostration."

   Source in The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment →

Book 17: Etiquettes of Travel

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "remains valid and no prostration for forgetfulness is needed, unlike an accidental diversion where such prostration is required. The sixth concession involves performing optional prayers while walking during travel."

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "referring to the saying, testifying to a word from God. The meaning of prostration here is humility and reverence, like prostration when greeting, as was the practice in the law before us,"

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Book 33: Fear and Hope

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "He said, I have seen the companions of Muhammad, peace be upon him, and I see nothing today that resembles them. They would awaken with disheveled appearances, pale and dusty. Marks like the knees of goats were between their eyes as they spent the night in prostration and standing before Allah,"

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Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Has he ever seen me delay it or do wrong in the ablution or bowing in prostration? He was asked, and he said no. By Allah, I have never seen him fast a month except for the month that both the righteous and the wicked fast. Again asked, he said no. By Allah, I have never seen him"

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Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "He rewards His servants for remembering Him by remembering them, as He said, So remember Me, I will remember you. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said in his prostration, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment."

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Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "It was commanded to shatter pride and remove arrogance, allowing humility to settle in the heart. Bowing, prostration, and standing in prayer are acts that exemplify humility. Therefore, one should persist in actions contrary to arrogance until humility becomes a habit."

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Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "by abstaining from distractions. Bowing and prostration in prayer show humility to Allah through acts that are postures of humility and the soul finds comfort in exalting Allah. But with the repeated walking between Safa and Marwa, throwing pebbles, and similar acts,"

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Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "One common issue in mosques is improper prayer due to neglecting tranquility in bowing and prostration. This is an evil that invalidates prayer according to the hadith. It should be prohibited except according to the Hanafi view, which believes it does not invalidate"

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2. "your village lacks knowledgeable individuals, or its scholar hasn't explained prayer clearly. Prayer requires tranquility in bowing and prostration. Approaching the imparting of knowledge gently avoids harm, as harming a fellow Muslim is forbidden, just as allowing"

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Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Allah will gather the first and last generations for a known appointed day, standing for forty years with their eyes fixed toward the sky, awaiting judgment. This hadith was mentioned in full regarding the believer's prostration. The hadith of Anas describes the"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "over you is God, there is no deity but Him. After the noon prayer the following day, God took him during his last prostration, and they found in a side of the cave where he lived a grave already dug, with a shroud and embalming spices beside it. They washed him,"

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Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "these will be a light for him. Before sleep, the Prophet, peace be upon him, would recite certain surahs every night, including Al-Sajdah, Al-Muq, Al-Zumar, and Al-Waqiyah. Scholars commonly count them as six, adding glorify the name of your Lord the Most High"

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Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "at night. And another said, O Allah, grant me the strength for prayer, bowing, and prostration in the grave. For them, prayer has become one of their immediate pleasures. Every immediate pleasure bears the name of the world from its etymological root, though"

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