The prostration of the angels to Adam: The prostration of greeting and its abrogation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that the prostration of the angels to Adam was a prostration of greeting, not a prostration of worship. He asks: Can it be said that this matter was permissible and then abrogated?
Answer:
This is known, yes. The prostration of greeting existed until the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it when they said to him, “We see kings like Kisra and Caesar being prostrated to; should we not prostrate to you?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that, so Allah revealed to him the prohibition of the prostration of greeting, and thus it was abrogated. It was permissible, and then it was abrogated.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that the prostration of the angels to Adam was a prostration of greeting, not a prostration of worship. He asks: Can it be said that this matter was permissible and then abrogated?
Answer:
This is known, yes. The prostration of greeting existed until the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it when they said to him, “We see kings like Kisra and Caesar being prostrated to; should we not prostrate to you?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that, so Allah revealed to him the prohibition of the prostration of greeting, and thus it was abrogated. It was permissible, and then it was abrogated.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 18-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (49:26)
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