🕋 Section 15: Sujūd al-Tilāwah During Prayer vs Outside Prayer
15.1 During Prayer
If the Imam recites a Sajdah verse during Salah, then:
He should perform Sujūd.
The followers must follow him in Sajdah.
If recited in Nafl prayer, Sujūd is performed.
In obligatory prayer, most scholars say it should not be done frequently, especially by Imams, as it may confuse followers.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA): "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited a Sajdah verse and made Sujūd, so we followed him."
Sahih Muslim, Hadith 577
15.2 Outside Prayer
Can be done alone or in gathering.
Conditions: Wudhu, Qiblah, Clean place.
It is Sunnah to say Allāhu Akbar before and after Sajdah (especially in Hanafī fiqh).
No Tashahhud or Salam is required according to the majority.
📱1. Contemporary Questions – Sujūd Tilāwah with Digital Qur’an
1.1 Listening from Phones / Recordings
If the Sajdah verse is heard from a recording, the Hanafi school says Sujūd is not required, because it is not a live recitation.
Other schools generally agree that no Sujūd is due unless the reciter is live (e.g., YouTube Live, Radio Broadcasts).
1.2 Reading Without Voice
Merely reading a Sajdah verse silently in your mind without moving your tongue does not require Sujūd, even in Hanafi opinion.
1.3 Using Translation Only
Reading the English translation of a Sajdah verse does not require Sujūd, but it is recommended to pause and show respect.
🧾 Sujūd Tilāwah Etiquettes
Action Ruling
Say “Allāhu Akbar” before and after Sujūd Sunnah (Hanafi)
Make one single Sajdah Wājib/Sunnah
No need for Tashahhud or Salām Majority opinion
State of Wudhu and Taharah Required (Hanafi & Shafi‘i)
Recite: "سجد وجهي للذي خلقه..." (Du'a of Sujūd) Recommended
Dua of Sujūd:
سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَصَوَّرَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
“My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it, and opened its hearing and vision by His might and power.” Abu Dawood, 1414
References
Ibn Qudamah. (1997). Al-Mughni. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Kasani, A. (1997). Bada’i al-Sana’i. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Nawawi. (2005). Al-Majmu‘ Sharh al-Muhadhdhab. Dar al-Fikr.
Malik ibn Anas. (2004). Al-Muwatta’. Translated by A. Bewley. Madinah Press.
Al-Shawkani, M. (2004). Nayl al-Awtar. Dar al-Hadith.
Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; Sunan Abu Dawood; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi.
🧾 Section 17: Sujūd Tilāwah Etiquettes
Action Ruling
Say “Allāhu Akbar” before and after Sujūd Sunnah (Hanafi)
Make one single Sajdah Wājib/Sunnah
No need for Tashahhud or Salām Majority opinion
State of Wudhu and Taharah Required (Hanafi & Shafi‘i)
Recite: "سجد وجهي للذي خلقه..." (Du'a of Sujūd) Recommended
Dua of Sujūd:
> سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَصَوَّرَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
“My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it, and opened its hearing and vision by His might and power.”
—Abu Dawood, 1414
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📚 APA Style References (so far)
Ibn Qudamah. (1997). Al-Mughni. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Kasani, A. (1997). Bada’i al-Sana’i. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Nawawi. (2005). Al-Majmu‘ Sharh al-Muhadhdhab. Dar al-Fikr.
Malik ibn Anas. (2004). Al-Muwatta’. Translated by A. Bewley. Madinah Press.
Al-Shawkani, M. (2004). Nayl al-Awtar. Dar al-Hadith.
Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; Sunan Abu Dawood; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi.
🧾 Section 17: Sujūd Tilāwah Etiquettes
Action Ruling
Say “Allāhu Akbar” before and after Sujūd Sunnah (Hanafi)
Make one single Sajdah Wājib/Sunnah
No need for Tashahhud or Salām Majority opinion
State of Wudhu and Taharah Required (Hanafi & Shafi‘i)
Recite: "سجد وجهي للذي خلقه..." (Du'a of Sujūd) Recommended
Dua of Sujūd:
> سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَصَوَّرَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
“My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it, and opened its hearing and vision by His might and power.”
—Abu Dawood, 1414
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📚 APA Style References (so far)
Ibn Qudamah. (1997). Al-Mughni. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Kasani, A. (1997). Bada’i al-Sana’i. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Nawawi. (2005). Al-Majmu‘ Sharh al-Muhadhdhab. Dar al-Fikr.
Malik ibn Anas. (2004). Al-Muwatta’. Translated by A. Bewley. Madinah Press.
Al-Shawkani, M. (2004). Nayl al-Awtar. Dar al-Hadith.
Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; Sunan Abu Dawood; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi.
🧾 Section 17: Sujūd Tilāwah Etiquettes
Action Ruling
Say “Allāhu Akbar” before and after Sujūd Sunnah (Hanafi)
Make one single Sajdah Wājib/Sunnah
No need for Tashahhud or Salām Majority opinion
State of Wudhu and Taharah Required (Hanafi & Shafi‘i)
Recite: "سجد وجهي للذي خلقه..." (Du'a of Sujūd) Recommended
Dua of Sujūd:
> سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَصَوَّرَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
“My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it, and opened its hearing and vision by His might and power.”
—Abu Dawood, 1414
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📚 APA Style References (so far)
Ibn Qudamah. (1997). Al-Mughni. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Kasani, A. (1997). Bada’i al-Sana’i. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Nawawi. (2005). Al-Majmu‘ Sharh al-Muhadhdhab. Dar al-Fikr.
Malik ibn Anas. (2004). Al-Muwatta’. Translated by A. Bewley. Madinah Press.
Al-Shawkani, M. (2004). Nayl al-Awtar. Dar al-Hadith.
Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; Sunan Abu Dawood; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi.
🧾 Section 17: Sujūd Tilāwah Etiquettes
Action Ruling
Say “Allāhu Akbar” before and after Sujūd Sunnah (Hanafi)
Make one single Sajdah Wājib/Sunnah
No need for Tashahhud or Salām Majority opinion
State of Wudhu and Taharah Required (Hanafi & Shafi‘i)
Recite: "سجد وجهي للذي خلقه..." (Du'a of Sujūd) Recommended
Dua of Sujūd:
سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَصَوَّرَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
“My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it, and opened its hearing and vision by His might and power.” Abu Dawood, 1414
🧾 Section 17: Sujūd Tilāwah Etiquettes
Action Ruling
Say “Allāhu Akbar” before and after Sujūd Sunnah (Hanafi)
Make one single Sajdah Wājib/Sunnah
No need for Tashahhud or Salām Majority opinion
State of Wudhu and Taharah Required (Hanafi & Shafi‘i)
Recite: "سجد وجهي للذي خلقه..." (Du'a of Sujūd) Recommended
Dua of Sujūd:
سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ، وَصَوَّرَهُ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ، بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
“My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it, and opened its hearing and vision by His might and power.”Abu Dawood, 1414
📚APA Style References (so far)
Ibn Qudamah. (1997). Al-Mughni. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Kasani, A. (1997). Bada’i al-Sana’i. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.
Al-Nawawi. (2005). Al-Majmu‘ Sharh al-Muhadhdhab. Dar al-Fikr.
Malik ibn Anas. (2004). Al-Muwatta’. Translated by A. Bewley. Madinah Press.
Al-Shawkani, M. (2004). Nayl al-Awtar. Dar al-Hadith.
Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; Sunan Abu Dawood; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
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