5/20. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 578h — Abu Huraira Follows the Prophet's Sajdah
The prostration of recitation
Surah Inshiqaq Sajdah Hadith: Abu Huraira Saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Prostrate
Sahih Muslim : 578h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 578h
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَسْجُدُ فِي { إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ} فَقُلْتُ تَسْجُدُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ رَأَيْتُ خَلِيلِي صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْجُدُ فِيهَا فَلاَ أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ فِيهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ . قَالَ شُعْبَةُ قُلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Abu Rafi' Narrated from:
I saw Abu Huraira performing prostration (while reciting this verse:)" When the heaven burst asunder." I said to him: Do you prostrate yourself (while reciting) i? He said: Yes, I saw my best Friend (ﷺ) prostrating himself on (the recital of this verse) and I shall continue prostrating till I meet him. Shu'ba asked: Do you mean (by Friend) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: Yes.
[1] Al-Inshiqaq (84).Reference : Sahih Muslim 578hIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 144USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1200
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 578h
In this narration, Abu Rafi says that he saw Abu Huraira prostrating while reciting When the heaven burst asunder. He asked Abu Huraira whether he prostrated in it. Abu Huraira answered yes and said that he saw his best Friend صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrating on the recital of this verse, and that he would continue prostrating until he met him. Shu'ba asked whether he meant the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Abu Huraira confirmed that he did. The hadith is clear and moving, but the teaching remains specific: Abu Huraira continued sajdah tilawah in Surah Inshiqaq because he had seen the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم do it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Huraira prostrated during the recitation of Surah Inshiqaq.
- He said he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrate at that verse.
- He expressed his commitment to continue that prostration.
- Shu'ba clarified that the Friend mentioned was the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
