QUESTION

We read from Shaykh Naasir's book, Tamaam Al-Minnah, that the reports about the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) making takbeer (saying "Allaahu Akbar") when making sajdah upon reading a verse of prostration when praying are not authentic. So are there any grounds for us to make takbeer for this sajdah during the prayer? Or is it an innovation to do so?

ANSWER by Shaykh Wasee Allaah 'Abbaas, lecturer at the Ka'bah, instructor at Umm Al-Quraa University in Makkah

There is no takbeer when making sajdah upon reading a verse of prostration outside of the prayer. As for during the prayer, then it would be permissible based on the hadeeth that describes the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) making takbeer with every act of lowering and raising himself. [*]

This can be applied here since, in making sajdah for a verse of prostration, there exists the action of lowering and raising oneself.

SOURCE

This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a handwritten answer provided by the shaykh, file no. AAWA003, dated 1423/6/24.

[*] Aboo Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) used to lead the people in prayer, making takbeer whenever he lowered or raised himself, and he would say after the prayer, "I am the one who prays most like Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) from all of you." It was collected by Al-Bukhaaree (785) and Muslim (865).

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