37/38. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4326 — The Mark of Prostration
Description of Hell
Hadith About the Mark of Prostration and the Fire
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4326
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4326
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ ابْنَ آدَمَ إِلاَّ أَثَرَ السُّجُودِ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ أَثَرَ السُّجُودِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The Fire will consume all of the son of Adam except the mark of prostration. Allah has forbidden the Fire to consume the mark of prostration.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4326In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 227English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4326
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4326
This Hadith about the mark of prostration is short, but its meaning is very powerful. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the Fire will consume all of the son of Adam except the mark of prostration. He then said that Allah has forbidden the Fire to consume the mark of prostration. The wording points to the honor of sujood, or prostration, without adding details beyond the text. It does not say that every outward mark on the body has the same meaning, and it does not give a full legal ruling. It simply tells us that the trace connected to prostration is protected from being consumed by the Fire.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith points to the honor of prostration before Allah.
- The Fire is forbidden from consuming the mark of prostration.
- The wording keeps the focus on sujood and the Hereafter.
- Prayer should be treated with seriousness because prostration is honored.
