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Sunan Abi Dawud 1413 — Takbir in Sajdah
A Person On A Mount Hears A Verse Of Prostration, Or Someone Who Is Not Praying (Should He Prostrate?)
Takbir in Sujud Tilawah Hadith During Qur'an Recitation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1413
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1413
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْفُرَاتِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْنَا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِذَا مَرَّ بِالسَّجْدَةِ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدْنَا . قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَكَانَ الثَّوْرِيُّ يُعْجِبُهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ يُعْجِبُهُ لأَنَّهُ كَبَّرَ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite the Qur'an to us. When he came upon the verse containing prostration, he would utter the takbir (Allah is most great) and we would prostrate ourselves along with him. The narrator 'Abd al-Razzaq said: Al-Thawri liked this tradition very much. Abu Dawud said: This was liked by him for this contains the uttering of takbir.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1413In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 13English translation : Book 7, Hadith 1408
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1413
This hadith highlights a specific action connected to sujud tilawah: saying takbir. Ibn Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to recite the Qur'an to them. When he passed by a verse of prostration, he would say Allahu akbar, prostrate, and the people would prostrate with him. The narrator Abd al-Razzaq says al-Thawri liked this hadith very much, and Abu Dawud explains that he liked it because it contains the uttering of takbir. For readers searching for takbir in sujud tilawah, how to make sajdah tilawat, or Prophet's way of prostration during recitation, this narration points to the takbir mentioned in the report without adding more steps.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited Qur'an to the people.
- When he reached a verse of prostration, he said takbir.
- He prostrated, and the people prostrated with him.
- Abu Dawud notes that the report was valued because it mentions takbir.
