The Mustahab and Makrooh things
in Sajdah
1100. Certain things are Mustahab in Sajdah:
- It is Mustahab to say Takbir before going to Sajdah. A person who prays
standing, will do so after having stood up from Ruku, and a person who prays
sitting will do so after having sat properly.
- While going into Sajdah, a man should first place his hands on the ground,
and woman should first place her knees on the ground.
- The person offering prayers should place his nose on a mohr, or on any other
thing on which Sajdah is allowed.
- While performing Sajdah, fingers should be kept close to each other, parallel
to the ears, with their tips towards Qibla.
- While in Sajdah one should pray to Allah, and express his wishes, and should
recite this supplication: Ya Khayral Mas'ulin wa Ya Khayral Mu'tin, Urzuqni
warzuq 'Ayali Min Fazlika Fa Innaka Zulfazlil 'Azim - O You Who are the best
from whom people seek their needs, and O You, Who are the best bestower of
gifts! Give me and the members of my family sustenance with Your grace. Undoubtedly
You possess the greatest grace).
- After performing Sajdah, one should sit on his left thigh, placing the instep
of the right foot on the sole of the left foot.
- After every Sajdah, when a person has sat down and his body is composed,
one should say takbir.
- When his body is steady after the first Sajdah, he should say:"Astaghfirullaha
Rabbi wa Atubu Ilayhi".
- He should say Allahu Akbar for going into second Sajdah, when his body is
steady.
- It is Mustahab to prolong the Sajdah, and when sitting after the Sajdah,
to place one's hands on the thighs.
- He should recite Salawat while in prostrations.
- At the time of rising, he should raise his hands from the ground, after
raising his knees.
- Men should not make their elbows and stomach touch the ground; they should
keep their arms separated from their sides. And women should place their elbows
and stomachs on the ground, and should join their limbs with one another.
Other Mustahab acts of Sajdah have been mentioned
in detailed books
1101. It is Makrooh to recite the holy Qur'an in Sajdah. It is also
Makrooh to blow off the dust from the place of Sajdah, and if, by so doing,
one utters anything intentionally, the prayers will be, as a precaution, void.
Besides these, there are other Makrooh acts, which are given in detailed books.