65/53.7. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4862 — Surah An-Najm and Prostration
"So, fall you down in prostration to Allah, and worship Him (Alone)." (V.53:62)
Hadith About Prostration: Sujud After Reciting Surah An-Najm
Sahih Bukhari : 4862
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4862
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَجَدَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالنَّجْمِ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ وَالْجِنُّ وَالإِنْسُ. تَابَعَهُ ابْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ. وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) performed a prostration when he finished reciting Surat-an-Najm, and all the Muslims and pagans and Jinns and human beings prostrated along with him.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4862In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 383USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 385
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4862
This hadith about prostration during Quran recitation describes a striking scene after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم finished reciting Surat An-Najm. Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrated, and all the Muslims, pagans, jinn, and human beings prostrated along with him. The hadith points to the power of Quran recitation and the visible response that followed in that moment. It does not add a long rule discussion here. It simply reports what happened: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited, then prostrated, and those present prostrated as well. For readers searching for Surah An-Najm prostration hadith, this narration is a clear report of sujud connected to the end of that surah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrated after finishing Surat An-Najm.
- The people present followed in prostration in that moment.
- The narration connects Quran recitation with a direct act of worship.
- The hadith reports the event as witnessed and narrated by Ibn Abbas.
