Supplications for bowing and prostration, and what touches the ground first
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Question:
What are the authentic hadiths regarding the supplications for prostration and bowing, what is the first thing to touch the ground after rising from bowing, and what is the movement of the right hand with its index finger during the tashahhud?
Answer:
When he prostrates, when he bows, it is prescribed in bowing to magnify the Lord. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "As for bowing, magnify the Lord in it." So he says, "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim (Glory be to my Lord the Most Great), Subhan Rabbi al-Azim, Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa Ahmaduka (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and I praise You), Allahumma ighfir li (O Allah, forgive me),"Mishkat al-Masabih 813, and "How You have settled it in my heart." All of this is said in bowing, and it is prescribed. The obligatory part is saying "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim" once, and the rest is a recommended practice (sunnah). Prostration is the same: "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la (Glory be to my Lord the Most High)." Yes.
The obligatory part is once, and the rest is a recommended practice (sunnah). One repeats it three, five, or seven times. He says, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ighfir li (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me)," and he supplicates in prostration with whatever is easy for him. The Prophet used to supplicate in prostration. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "As for prostration, strive in supplication, for it may be answered for you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said, "The closest a servant is to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so increase in supplication." And in a hadith of Ali, it was said that when he prostrated, he would say, "O Allah, to You I prostrate, in You I believe, and to You I submit. You created my face, gave it its form, and opened my hearing and my sight. Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his prostration, "O Allah, forgive me all my sins, the small and the large, the first and the last, the open and the secret." The first thing to touch the ground is the knees, according to the most correct view, then the hands, then the forehead and nose. This is the first thing to touch the ground, according to the hadith of Wail. First the knees, then the hands, then the forehead and nose. When rising, he raises the forehead and nose first, then raises the hands, then stands up on the knees. This is the prescribed manner. As for the hadith of Bishr, which says to place the hands or the knees, that is a hadith with a reversal. Because at its beginning it says, "Do not kneel as a camel kneels," and a camel kneels on its hands first. This indicates that the one praying does not kneel on his hands, but rather on his knees, then his hands.
As for the statement "and let him place his hands before his knees" in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, "let him place his hands before his knees," this contains a reversal. The stronger and more apparent view is that the narration is "let him place his knees before his hands," as this agrees with the beginning of the hadith, for the beginning of the hadith requires it. It also agrees with the hadith of Wail in this chapter and what has come in its meaning.
What are the authentic hadiths regarding the supplications for prostration and bowing, what is the first thing to touch the ground after rising from bowing, and what is the movement of the right hand with its index finger during the tashahhud?
Answer:
When he prostrates, when he bows, it is prescribed in bowing to magnify the Lord. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "As for bowing, magnify the Lord in it." So he says, "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim (Glory be to my Lord the Most Great), Subhan Rabbi al-Azim, Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa Ahmaduka (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and I praise You), Allahumma ighfir li (O Allah, forgive me),"
O God, to Thee I bow, in Thee I trust, and to Thee I submit myself. My hearing, my sight, my brain, my bone and my sinews humble themselves before Thee.
اللهم لك ركعت، وبك آمنت، ولك أسلمت، وجعل لك سمعي وبصري ومخي وعظمي وعصبيThe obligatory part is once, and the rest is a recommended practice (sunnah). One repeats it three, five, or seven times. He says, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ighfir li (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me)," and he supplicates in prostration with whatever is easy for him. The Prophet used to supplicate in prostration. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "As for prostration, strive in supplication, for it may be answered for you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said, "The closest a servant is to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so increase in supplication." And in a hadith of Ali, it was said that when he prostrated, he would say, "O Allah, to You I prostrate, in You I believe, and to You I submit. You created my face, gave it its form, and opened my hearing and my sight. Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his prostration, "O Allah, forgive me all my sins, the small and the large, the first and the last, the open and the secret." The first thing to touch the ground is the knees, according to the most correct view, then the hands, then the forehead and nose. This is the first thing to touch the ground, according to the hadith of Wail. First the knees, then the hands, then the forehead and nose. When rising, he raises the forehead and nose first, then raises the hands, then stands up on the knees. This is the prescribed manner. As for the hadith of Bishr, which says to place the hands or the knees, that is a hadith with a reversal. Because at its beginning it says, "Do not kneel as a camel kneels," and a camel kneels on its hands first. This indicates that the one praying does not kneel on his hands, but rather on his knees, then his hands.
As for the statement "and let him place his hands before his knees" in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, "let him place his hands before his knees," this contains a reversal. The stronger and more apparent view is that the narration is "let him place his knees before his hands," as this agrees with the beginning of the hadith, for the beginning of the hadith requires it. It also agrees with the hadith of Wail in this chapter and what has come in its meaning.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 27 — archive.org (54:46)
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