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Sajdah (Arabic: سجدة, pronounced [ˈsædʒdæ(tu)]) or sujūd (Arabic: سُجود, [sʊˈdʒuːd]) is an Arabic word meaning prostration to God (Arabic: الله Allah) in the direction of the Kaaba at Mecca which is usually done during the daily prayers (salah). While in sujud, a Muslim is to praise and glorify Allah. The position involves having the forehead, nose, both hands, knees and all toes touching the ground together.
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Overview [link]
Sujud (prostration) is one of the main pillars of daily prayer in Islam. A single act of sujud is called a sajdah (plural sajadāt). Muslims do sujud several times in each prayer, depending on the number of raka'at of prayer: two sajadat are performed every raka'ah, and prayers vary in obligatory length between two and four raka'at (additional supererogatory raka'at are often performed as sunnah muakkadah, or emulation of the example of Muhammad as represented in the sahih ahadith). A raka'ah is a unit of set actions that have to be performed in a prayer. The shortest fard (obligatory) Muslim prayer is that of fajr, performed immediately before sunrise. It consists of two raka'ah. The raka'ah can be described as follows:[1]
- Standing and saying Allahu akbar, reciting surah al-Fatiha, and often reciting a short passage of the Koran such as surah al-Ikhlas.
- Performing ruku' (bowing down) with hands resting on knees, while reciting additional phrases to glorify Allah.
- Standing up from bowing, and reciting further.
- Going in prostration (sajdah) once, while reciting additional specific phrases to glorify Allah.
- Lifting the face up from prostration but sitting on the ground in a special position.
- Performing a second prostration (sajdah).
- Rising for the second, third, or fourth raka'ah. In the last raka'ah, the Muslim remains sitting and recites the tashahhud, and then performs the taslim by turning the head to the right and saying, as-salamu alaikum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh ("may the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you"), and then turning the head to the left and repeating the blessing to conclude the prayer.[1]
Points 1-7 define one raka'ah. Thus, the shortest prayer, that of fajr, contains four sajadat. For Hanafis, the shortest prayer is a witr of one raka'ah, which is for them considered wajib, a level of necessity below that of fard but above all else: in practice, this makes witr obligatory.[1]
Other types of sujud [link]
Sajdah of thankfulness [link]
This is from the sunnah of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that whenever he used to hear news which would make him happy, he would make sujud to thank Allah.
Sajdah of recitation [link]
During the recitation of the Qur'an there are fourteen places where, when Muhammad recited a certain ayah (verse), he prostrated to God. Whenever Muslims recites any of these fourteen verses (indicated with ۩ in most copies of the Qur'an), they may also prostrate in order to follow the Sunnah (example) of Muhammad.
Sajdah of forgetfulness [link]
During the ritual salah prayer, if a person forgets to do one of the actions of prayer he can make up for certain actions by performing two sujud at the end of the prayer. This can only be done if specific types of actions are forgotten by the person praying.
Rule of direction of the sujud [link]
Sujud is only made to God alone and none other. In prayer, Muslims face the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, but make their sujud to God, not the Kaaba. The Kaaba is only a united direction that Muslims face as it is the order of God in the Qur'an. If any person claiming to be Muslim makes a sujud to any thing/deity/person other than God, he is considered a disbeliever.
Sayings during sujud [link]
There are numerous things that a Muslim can say during sujud as is evident from the example of Muhammad. Among them are duas (prayers for God's help), hamd (praising of God), tasbih (glorifying God) and statements of Muhammad which make a person humble. Muslims are not allowed to recite the Qur'an during sujud.
References [link]
- ^ a b c Mohammad, Mamdouh N. (2003). "Overview of Salat". Salat: The Islamic Prayer from A to Z. Dr Mahmdouh N Mohammad. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-0-9652877-4-6.
External links [link]
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