Praise be to Allaah.
There are fifteen places in the Qur'aan where weshould perform sajdat
al-tilaawah (prostration of recitation) when reciting them. It was
reported from 'Amr ibn al-'Aas that the Messenger of Allaah(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited to him fifteen verses in the
Qur'aan where one should prostrate, three of whichare in al-Mufassal
and two in Soorat al-Hajj. It was reported by Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah,
al-Haakim and al-Daaraqutni, and classed as hasan by al-Mundhiri and
al-Nawawi. The fifteen aayat are (interpretationof the meanings):
1 - "Surely those who are with your Lord (angels) are never too proud
to perform acts ofworship to Him, but theyglorify His Praise and
prostrate before Him."
[al-A'raaf 7:206]
2 - "And unto Allaah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the
heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their
shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons."
[al-Ra'd 13:15]
3 – "And to Allaah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that
is in the earth, of the livemoving creatures and the angels, and they
are not proud [i.e., they worship their Lord (Allaah) with humility]."
[al-Nahl 16:49]
4 – "Say (O Muhammad): 'Believe in it (the Qur'aan) or do not believe
(in it). Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it, when it is
recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."
[al-Isra' 17:107]
5 – "… When the Verses of the Most Beneficent (Allaah) were recited
unto them, they fell down prostrating and weeping."
[Maryam 19:58]
6 – "See you not that to Allaah prostrates whoever is in the heavens
and whoever is one the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the
stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and al-dawaab (moving living
creatures,beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? But there are many (men)
on whom the punishment isjustified. And whomsoever Allaah disgraces,
none can honour him. Verily! Allaah does what He wills."
[al-Hajj 22:18]
7 – "O you who believe! Bow down, and prostrate yourselves, and
worship your Lord and do good that you may be successful."
[al-Hajj 22:77]
8 – "And when it is said to them: 'Prostrate to theMost Beneficent
(Allaah)!' They say, 'And what is the Most Beneficent? Shall we fall
down in prostration to that which you (O Muhammad) command us?' And it
increases in them only aversion."
[al-Furqaan 25:60]
9 – "[As Shaytaan has barred them from Allaah's Way] so that they do
not worship (prostrate before) Allaah, Who brings to light what is
hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and
what you reveal."
[al-Naml 27:25]
10 – "Only those believe in Our aayaat (verses, signs, etc.) who, when
they are reminded of them fall down prostrate, and glorify the Praises
of their Lord, and they are not proud."
[al-Sajdah 32:15]
11 – "… And Dawood guessed that We had tried him and he sought
forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down prostrate and turned (to
Allaah) in repentance."
[Saad 38:24]
12 – "And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the
sunand the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but
prostrate to Him Who created them, if you (really) worship Him."
[Fussilat 41:37]
13 – "So fall down in prostration to Allaah, and worship Him (Alone)."
[al-Najm 53:62]
14 – "And when the Qur'aan is recited to them, they fall not prostrate."
[al-Inshiqaaq 84:21]
15 – "… Fall prostrate and draw near to Allaah!"
[al-'Alaq 96:19]
Al-Albaani said, inTamaam al-Minnah(296):
"On the contrary, the hadeeth is not hasan, because it includes
twomajhool[unknown] narrators. Al-Haafiz said inal-Talkhees, after
quoting the opinion of al-Mundhiri and al-Nawawi that it is hasan:
''Abd al-Haqq andIbn Qattaan classed it asda'eef[weak]. It
includes'Abd-Allaah ibn Munayn, who ismajhool, and the one who
narrated from him is al-Haarith ibn Sa'eed al-'Atqi, who is also
unknown.' Ibn Maakoolaa said: ' He did not narrate any hadeeth apart
from this one."
Hence al-Tahhaawi was of the opinion that thereis no second sajdah in
Soorat al-Hajj, towards the end of the soorah. This is also the
opinion of Ibn Hazm who said inal-Muhalla:
"Because it is not narrated in any saheeh report that this was the
Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him), andthere is no scholarly consensus to this effect. But it
was reported with a saheeh isnaad that 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab, the
daughter of 'Abd-Allaah and Abu Darda' performed sajdahin (the second
verse quoted from Soorat al-Hajj)."
Then Ibn Hazm discussedwhether the sajdahs for the other aayaat quoted
are prescribed in Islam. He mentioned that the scholars are agreed
upon the first ten, that performing sujood when reciting these aayaat
is prescribed. Al-Tahhaawi also reported this consensus inSharh
al-Ma'aani(1/211), but he said that the sajdah in Soorat Fussilat was
prescribed, instead of the sajdah in Soorat Saad. Both scholars
narrated ahaadeeth with saheeh isnaads from the Messenger of
Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the
sajdahs in Saad, al-Najm, al-Inshiqaaq and al-'Alaq. These last three
are from the Mufassal, which is referred to in the hadeeth of 'Amr
mentioned above.
In conclusion, even though the isnaad of thehadeeth is weak, it is
supported by the consensus of the ummahwhich supports most of it, and
by saheeh ahaadeeth which support the rest of it, except for the
second sajdah in Soorat al-Hajj, for which there is no evidence in the
Sunnah or in the consensus of the scholars. But some ofthe Sahaabah
used to prostrate when reciting it, which could be taken as evidence,
especially since no one is known tohave disputed with themin this
regard.
To sum up, the prostration of recitation should be performed when
reciting the fifteen verses quoted above. And Allaah knowsbest.
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