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Sunan an-Nasai 957 — Prostration in Surah Sad
The prostration related to reading quran: the prostration in Sad (38)
Prostration in Surah Sad: Repentance and Thanks
Sunan an-Nasai : 957
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 957
أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمِقْسَمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَجَدَ فِي { ص } وَقَالَ " سَجَدَهَا دَاوُدُ تَوْبَةً وَنَسْجُدُهَا شُكْرًا " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) prostrated in Sad and said: "Dawud did this prostration in repentance and we do it in thanksgiving."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 957In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 82English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 958
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 957
This Hadith about prostration in Surah Sad reports from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrated in Sad. He then explained the meaning in a short statement: Dawud did this prostration in repentance, and we do it in thanksgiving. The hadith gives both the action and the reason stated by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It does not list all verses of prostration or discuss every legal detail. Its main focus is this one prostration connected to Surah Sad. The words repentance and thanksgiving are both in the text, so the explanation should stay close to them. For a reader searching for sujud in Surah Sad hadith, this narration gives a clear and simple answer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prostrated when reciting Surah Sad.
- He described Dawud’s prostration as repentance.
- He described this prostration for the believers as thanksgiving.
- The Hadith links sujud with humble response to Allah.
