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Sunan Ibn Majah 1422 — The Reward of Prostration
What was narrated concerning prostrating a great deal
Hadith About Prostration: Raised in Rank and Forgiven
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1422
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1422
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيَّانِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا فَاطِمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ، أَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْمَلُهُ . قَالَ " عَلَيْكَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلاَّ رَفَعَكَ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ بِهَا عَنْكَ خَطِيئَةً " .
Abu Fatimah Narrated from:
I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed that I can adhere to and act upon.’ He said: “You should prostrate, for you will not prostrate to Allah but He will raise you in status one degree thereby and erase from you one sin.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1422In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 620English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1422
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1422
This Hadith shows the value of sujud, or prostration, in a very direct way. Abu Fatimah asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for a deed he could hold on to and keep doing. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم guided him to prostration. He explained that whenever a person prostrates to Allah, Allah raises him one degree and removes one sin. This makes the hadith about prostration very meaningful for anyone trying to build steady worship. The text teaches that sujud is not just a movement in prayer. It is a deed loved by Allah and linked with spiritual growth, reward, and forgiveness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prostration is a deed a believer can keep doing with care.
- Each sincere prostration is linked with being raised in status.
- Each sincere prostration is also linked with the removal of a sin.
