Saturday 24 November 2012

Twelve Sunnats Of Sajdah

 16. Twelve Sunnats Of Sajdah:
1.        To say the Takbeer while going into Sajdah. (Shami-Vol.1, pg. 352)
2.        To place both knees on the ground first. (Shami-Vol.1, pg. 398 and Tahtaawee- pg.145)
3.        Thereafter to place both the hands on the ground.(Shami-Vol.1  and Tahtaawee- pg.145)
4.        To place the nose on the ground. (Shami-Vol.1  and Tahtaawee- pg.145)
5.        Lastly to place the forehead on the ground. (Shami-Vol.1 and Tahtaawee- pg.145)
6.        The head should be placed between the two hands on the ground. (Ibid)
7.        To keep a gap between the stomach (abdomen) and the thighs. The arms should not touch the sides of the body. (Tahtaawee- pg.146)
8.        The elbows should be kept off the ground (i.e. raised). (Tahtaawee- pg.146)
9.        To recite  at least thrice whilst in Sajdah.
10.     To recite Takbeer whilst getting up from Sajdah. (Shami-Vol.1, pg. 352 )
11.     When getting up from Sajdah, first the forehead, then the nose, then the hands and lastly the knees should be raised. (Shami-Vol.1, pg. 368 and Tahtaawee pg.145)
12.      One should pause and sit with ease between the two Sajdahs. (Tahtaawee pg.146)