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Sunan Ibn Majah 1423 — Sujud Raises Status
What was narrated concerning prostrating a great deal
Sujud Raises Status: A Hadith About Prostration
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1423
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1423
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَبُو عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْمُعَيْطِيُّ، حَدَّثَهُ مَعْدَانُ بْنُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمَرِيُّ، قَالَ لَقِيتُ ثَوْبَانَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ حَدِّثْنِي حَدِيثًا عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ . قَالَ فَسَكَتَ ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَهَا فَسَكَتَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ لِي عَلَيْكَ بِالسُّجُودِ لِلَّهِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً " . قَالَ مَعْدَانُ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ .
Ma’dan bin Abu Talhah Al-Ya’muri Narrated from:
I met Thawban and said to him: ‘Tell me a Hadith that Allah may benefit me thereby.’ But he remained silent. Then I said the same and he remained silent. That happened three times. Then he said to me: ‘You should prostrate to Allah; for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “No one prostrates to Allah but Allah will raise him one degree in status thereby and will erase one of his sins.” Ma’dan said: “Then I met Abu Darda’ and asked him the same question, and he gave a similar answer.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1423In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 621English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1423
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1423
This Hadith shares a moment of sincere seeking. Ma’dan asked Thawban for a Hadith that might benefit him. After being asked three times, Thawban advised him to prostrate to Allah and then quoted the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The message is clear: no servant prostrates to Allah except that Allah raises him one degree and removes one sin. Ma’dan later asked Abu Darda’ and received a similar answer. People searching for hadith about sujud or prostration removes sins can learn from this narration that sujud is a repeated path of worship, humility, and hope in Allah’s reward.
What we learn from this hadith
- Seeking beneficial knowledge is praised in the wording of this report.
- Prostration to Allah is tied to being raised one degree.
- Prostration is also tied to the removal of one sin.
