Prostration of Repentance and the Prostration of Dawud (peace be upon him)
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The questioner:
Can it be taken from the Prostration of Dawud (peace be upon him) that if I commit a mistake or a sin, I prostrate to Allah? Is this considered a prescribed act?
The Shaykh:
This is what is prescribed: the prostration of gratitude, except when a blessing is renewed or a calamity is averted; that is its cause. That is its cause. And Dawud did not prostrate a prostration of gratitude or repentance; he prostrated a prostration of repentance. This is why it passed by you in the hadith: it is for Dawud repentance, and for us gratitude for blessings.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it passed by us in the hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
And for this reason He said, "So We forgave him that,"[Sad 38:24-25] so it is a prostration of repentance. Yes.
Can it be taken from the Prostration of Dawud (peace be upon him) that if I commit a mistake or a sin, I prostrate to Allah? Is this considered a prescribed act?
The Shaykh:
This is what is prescribed: the prostration of gratitude, except when a blessing is renewed or a calamity is averted; that is its cause. That is its cause. And Dawud did not prostrate a prostration of gratitude or repentance; he prostrated a prostration of repentance. This is why it passed by you in the hadith: it is for Dawud repentance, and for us gratitude for blessings.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it passed by us in the hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
And for this reason He said, "So We forgave him that,"
and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah]. (25) So We forgave him that
وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُ ذَٰلِكَ
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 08-11-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (48:13)
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