5/20. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 578c — Sajdah in Inshiqaq and Alaq
The prostration of recitation
Sajdah Tilawah Hadith: Surah Inshiqaq and Read in the Name of Your Lord
Sahih Muslim : 578c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 578c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَجَدْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي { إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ} وَ { اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ}
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
We performed prostration along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (as he recited these verses:)" When the heaven burst asunder" and" Read in the name of Thy Lord" (al-Qur'an, xcvi. 1).
[2] Al-Inshiqâq (84). [3] Al-'Alaq (96).Reference : Sahih Muslim 578cIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 139USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1195
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 578c
This hadith mentions two places of prostration during Qur'an recitation. Abu Huraira reports that they performed prostration with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in When the heaven burst asunder and in Read in the name of Thy Lord. The wording is brief, but the teaching is direct. It shows the companions joining the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in sajdah tilawah when these verses were recited. For people searching for a hadith about sajdah in Surah Inshiqaq or sajdah in Surah Alaq, this report names both. The narration does not describe a long scene, so the explanation should remain simple: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrated in these recitations, and those with him prostrated as well.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration names two Qur'an passages connected with prostration.
- Abu Huraira says they prostrated with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The report connects sajdah tilawah with Surah Inshiqaq and Read in the name of Thy Lord.
- The hadith is concise and should be understood within its stated wording.
