The Ruling on Lowering the Head in Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the hadith that came from Ibn Sirin, it is mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his head, and it is reported that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, when he saw a man lowering his head in prayer, forbade him from doing so.
Answer:
Lowering the head is not the same as bowing. The kind of lowering where one brings his head close to the position of bowing—some people bow so low that they are nearly in the position of bowing—this is not permissible. As for a slight lowering of the head, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the hadith that came from Ibn Sirin, it is mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his head, and it is reported that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, when he saw a man lowering his head in prayer, forbade him from doing so.
Answer:
Lowering the head is not the same as bowing. The kind of lowering where one brings his head close to the position of bowing—some people bow so low that they are nearly in the position of bowing—this is not permissible. As for a slight lowering of the head, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نظر المصلي إلى سجوده والنهي عن رفع البصر في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (53:33)
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