Narrated Abu Dharr: Once I was with the Prophet in the mosque at the time of sunset. The Prophet said, O Abu Dharr! Do you know where the sun sets? I replied, Allah and His Apostle know best. He said, It goes and prostrates underneath (Allah's) Throne; and that is Allah's Statement:-- 'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (decreed). And that is the decree of All-Mighty, the All-Knowing....' (36.38)
Read More..Narrated Abu Dharr: I asked the Prophet about the Statement of Allah:-- 'And the sun runs on fixed course for a term (decreed), ' (36.38) He said, Its course is underneath Allah's Throne. (Prostration of Sun trees, stars. mentioned in Qur'an and Hadith does not mean like our prostration but it means that these objects are obedient to their Creator (Allah) and they obey for what they have been created for).
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Messenger said, Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, He who says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, tells a lie.'
Read More..Narrated Al-Awwam: I asked Muhajid regarding the prostration in Surat Sa`d. He said, Ibn `Abbas was asked the same question and he said, 'Those are they (the prophets) whom Allah had Guided. So follow their guidance. (6.90) Ibn `Abbas used to perform a prostration (on reading this Sura).
Read More..Narrated Al-Awwam: I asked Mujahid regarding the prostration in Surat Sa`d. He said, I asked Ibn `Abbas, 'What evidence makes you prostrate?' He said, Don't you recite:--'And among his progeny, David and Solomon..(6.84). Those are they whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance.' (6.90) So David was the one of those prophets whom Prophet (Muhammad) was ordered to follow. David prostrated, so Allah's Messenger (Muhammad) performed this prostration too.'
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