Hadith 11

Sahih Bukhari

Book 17: Prostration During Recital of Qur'an

Chapter 10

Whoever thinks that Allah has not made prostration of recitation compulsory

باب مَنْ رَأَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يُوجِبِ السُّجُودَ

And 'Imran bin Hussain was asked if a man heard As-Sajda but was not sitting to listen to it (would the prostration be compulsory for him?) He said, "In my opinion, prostration is not compulsory for him even if he were sitting to listen to it." And Salman (who once heard Surat As-Sajda but did not prostrate) said, "I did not come with the intention of listening to it", and 'Uthman رضي الله عنه said, "The prostration is compulsory for the person who listens to it." And Az-Zuhri said, "Do not perform the prostration of recitation without ablution, and when you are a non-traveler, face the Qiblah while performing the prostration of recitation and if you are riding perform it in whatever direction you are facing." And As-Sa'ib bin Yazid did not perform the prostrations of recitation while a story-teller or a preacher was reciting the Verses of prostration. ​​
وَقِيلَ لِعِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الرَّجُلُ يَسْمَعُ السَّجْدَةَ وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ لَهَا قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ قَعَدَ لَهَا كَأَنَّهُ لاَ يُوجِبُهُ عَلَيْهِ. وَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ مَا لِهَذَا غَدَوْنَا. وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّمَا السَّجْدَةُ عَلَى مَنِ اسْتَمَعَهَا. وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ لاَ يَسْجُدُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ طَاهِرًا، فَإِذَا سَجَدْتَ وَأَنْتَ فِي حَضَرٍ فَاسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ رَاكِبًا فَلاَ عَلَيْكَ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَجْهُكَ. وَكَانَ السَّائِبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ لاَ يَسْجُدُ لِسُجُودِ الْقَاصِّ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1077
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْهُدَيْرِ التَّيْمِيِّ ـ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ عَمَّا حَضَرَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَرَأَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِسُورَةِ النَّحْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ قَرَأَ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا نَمُرُّ بِالسُّجُودِ فَمَنْ سَجَدَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ فَلاَ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه‏.‏ وَزَادَ نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ السُّجُودَ إِلاَّ أَنْ نَشَاءَ‏.‏
Rabi`a:

`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 recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O people! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar "Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it."