Salat 29: Sajdah Part 1

Rulings Regarding Prayer- Sajdah Part 1

Sajdah is the most beautiful manifestation of devotion to Allah (swt), and it is one of the obligatory rukns of prayer, which must be performed two times in each rak'ah after rukū' in all recommended and obligatory prayers.

However, one sajdah alone is not considered a rukn, but rather two sajdahs together comprise one rukn. Therefore, leaving out or adding one sajdah, if done inadvertently, will not invalidate the prayer. But if neither of the sajdahs is performed, whether intentionally or inadvertently, prayer becomes invalid as one of the rukns of prayer has been omitted.

Sajdah is performed in such a manner that 7 parts of the body are placed on the ground: 1-forehead 2-palms of hands 3-both of the knees 4-Top of  the big toes

Furthermore, the big toes must be placed on the ground and based on an obligatory precaution, it is not sufficient to place only the other toes on the ground.

If one of these 7 parts are not placed on the ground intentionally, sajdah becomes invalid. But except for the forehead, if some of these six parts are not placed on the ground inadvertently, sajdah is correct. But if the forehead does not touch the ground, sajdah becomes invalid anyway.

However, none of these 7 parts must be raised from the ground and placed back on it while reciting the dhikr of sajdah, but the moment the dhikr is not being recited, one can raise or move some of the seven body parts from the ground except for the forehead.

Further issues pertaining to sajdah will be explained in the next episode.

• Sajdah is the most beautiful manifestation of devotion to Allah (swt), and it is one of the obligatory rukns of prayer, which must be performed two times in each rak'ah after rukū' in all recommended and obligatory prayers.

• However, one sajdah alone is not considered a rukn, but rather two sajdahs together comprise one rukn. Therefore, leaving out or adding one sajdah, if done inadvertently, will not invalidate the prayer. But if neither of the sajdahs is performed, whether intentionally or inadvertently, prayer becomes invalid as one of the rukns of prayer has been omitted.
• However, none of these 7 parts must be raised from the ground and placed back on it while reciting the dhikr of sajdah, but the moment the dhikr is not being recited, one can raise or move some of the seven body parts from the ground except for the forehead.