The ruling on the hadith: “If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone…”
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Question:
People always repeat that this is a hadithSunan Ibn Majah 1852Da'if (Darussalam).
Answer:
Yes, this is a valid hadith, because when Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived from Yemen or from the Levant, and the people were prostrating in a prostration of greeting, which is not a prostration of worship, prostrating to their kings as a greeting, he wanted to prostrate to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but he prevented him from doing so and said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1159Hasan (Darussalam) because of the greatness of his right over her. Yes.
People always repeat that this is a hadith
If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone else, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands.
لو أمرت أحدا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت الزوجة أن تسجد لزوجهاAnswer:
Yes, this is a valid hadith, because when Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived from Yemen or from the Levant, and the people were prostrating in a prostration of greeting, which is not a prostration of worship, prostrating to their kings as a greeting, he wanted to prostrate to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but he prevented him from doing so and said:
If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, then I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband.
لو كنت آمرا أحدا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها
Source
نور على الدرب 02-09-1438هـ — af.org.sa (14:37)
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