2a] The prostration of everything in the universe to Allaah

2a]
This prostration includes the submission and humbling of these
createdentities to Allaah and their surrendering to His Lordship,
Might and Sovereignty. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
"It is the prostration of humility and submission, for everything
submits to His Lordship, humbles itself before His Might andis subject
to His Sovereignty."
Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 1/107
The prostration of these created entities is a prostration in a real
senseas befits each of these entities. So man prostrates in the manner
that suits him, in the manner that is well known, on seven parts of
the body. The sun prostrates in the manner that suits it, as
mentionedin the saheeh hadeeth of Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased
with him) who said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said to Abu Dharr when the sun had set, 'Do you know where
it went?' I said, 'Allaah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'It
has gone to prostrate beneath the Throne, then it asks for permission
to rise, but soon it will prostrate and its prostration will not be
accepted, and it will ask for permission to rise and that will not be
granted to it, and it will be said to it, "Go back from whence you
came," and it will rise from the west. This is what Allaah says:
"And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is
the Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing"
[Yaa-Seen 36:38].'"
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3199)
So it prostrates in a real sense, as is suited to the sun, but how
does it prostrate to Allaah beneath the Throne? Allaah knows best how
this prostration happens. The apparent meaning of the hadeeth proves
that what this prostration means is not simply submission to the
command of Allaah and obedience to Him. Indeed,it is submission,
humility and surrender by prostrating in a real sense,but we do not
understandhow it happens. Similarly it is said that the moon, the
trees, the animals andall other entities prostratein a manner that
suits them. What the believer should do is not to let the fact that he
does not know how some entities prostrate prevent him from believing
in this prostration, rather he must believe in what Allaah has told
him about other entities prostrating to Him.
And Allaah knows best.