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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-110: SIFAT SUJUD NABI ﷺ
How did the Prophet ﷺ go down into prostration in prayer, and were the hands or the knees placed first?
Short answer
Scholars differ on which part is placed first when going down to prostrate.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on which part is placed first when going down to prostrate. The first view, held by the Hanafi, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools, is that the knees come before the hands. The second view, held by Imam Malik, al-Awza'i and one narration from Imam Ahmad, is that the hands come before the knees. For the first view, the text cites the hadith of Wa'il bin Hujr, the hadith of Abu Hurairah and the report of Umar RA, and notes that some of these hadiths have been criticised on the chain of narration.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Al-Imam al-Syafi'e (wafat 204H) Rahimahullah telah berkata: "Dan aku sukai untuk memulakan (solat) dengan bertakbir kemudian turun untuk sujud dan menjadikan anggota pertama yang mencecah tanah adalah kedua lutut kemudian kedua tangannya, kemudian wajahnya…".
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-110: SIFAT SUJUD NABI ﷺ”, 10 May 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1271-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-110-sifat-sujud-nabi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/how-to-go-down-into-prostration-hands-or-knees/