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Sunan Abi Dawud 660 — Prostration in Intense Heat
A Man Prostrating On His Garment
Hadith About Prostrating on Cloth During Intense Heat
Sunan Abi Dawud : 660
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 660
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُفَضَّلِ - حَدَّثَنَا غَالِبٌ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يُمَكِّنَ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ بَسَطَ ثَوْبَهُ فَسَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
We used to pray along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in intense heat. When any of us could not rest his face on bare ground while prostrating due to intense heat he spread his cloth and would prostrate on it.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 660In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 270English translation : Book 2, Hadith 660
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 660
This Hadith reports that Anas ibn Malik and others used to pray with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم in intense heat. When one of them could not place his face firmly on the bare ground during prostration because of the heat, he would spread his cloth and prostrate on it. The core topic is prostration in heat. The narration is practical and easy to picture. It does not speak about comfort in general; it names a clear situation: intense heat made the ground hard to bear during sujud. Search terms such as prostrating on cloth hadith, hot ground prayer hadith, and sujud in intense heat match this narration well.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions prayed with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم even in intense heat.
- When the ground was too hot for prostration, a person spread his cloth.
- The cloth was used so the face could be placed during sujud.
- The Hadith describes a specific need caused by heat, not an unrelated ruling.
