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What is the Sunnah method of going down in sajdah?

Published as Sunnah method of going down in Sajdah

· 20 Safar 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the Sunnah method of going down in sajdah? Should we go down into sajdah without placing the hands on the knees, or go down with placing the hands on the knees?

Answer

You should go down in sajdah whilst putting the hands on the knees.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا سجد أحدكم فلا يبرك كما يبرك الجمل ، وليضع يديه على ركبتيه . كذا قال على ركبتيه .(ق) فإن كان محفوظا كان دليلا على أنه يضع يديه على ركبتيه عند الإهواء إلى السجود. (السنن الكبرى للبيهقي رقم 2740)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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