3- On Which Should Be Prostrated?

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4- Evidences for the Matter:2- Prostration for other than Allah is not Allowed

Followers of Ahl -e- Bait (a.s.) altogether believe that it cannot be prostrated on anything except earth, and they also believe that it is possible to prostrate on anything that grows from the earth, if it is not eatable or wearable, like leaf, wood of trees, fescue, sennit, etc.

While generally, Sonni Faqihs believe acceptability of prostration on anything. Although some of them take prostration on sleeve or tail of turban as exceptions and did not permit to prostrate on them.

Followers of Ahl -e- Bait (a.s.) insist on their belief referring to cabbalas from prophet of Allah (s.a.) and Imams of Ahl -e- Bait (a.s.) and acts of Sahaba, therefore they prefer not to prostrate on carpets in Masjid Alharaam and mosque of Prophet (s.a.) but to prostrate on stones and sometimes they bring a sennit mat and prostrate on that.

In mosques of Iran and Iraq and other Shiite countries that all over the mosques is covered by carpets, Shiites has built a piece of clay that is called “Mohr -e- Namaz” (prayer seal) and put it on the carpet and prostrate on that, in order to rub the forehead which is the dearest part of a human on clay in front of Allah and extreme humility in presence of Allah had been performed. Sometimes this clay is chosen from soil of place which martyrs are buried in remembrance of their zeal for Allah and for having more concentration during prayer, and they prefer martyrs of Karbala to others; but they are not always limited to that soil or clay and as it has been said, Shiites would easily prostrate on stones of floors of mosques, like Masjid Alharaam and Masjid Alnabi. (Attention!)

By the way, followers of Ahl -e- Bait (a.s.) have several proofs for proving necessity of prostration on the ground, like Ahadith from prophet of Islam (s.a.) and the way of living of Sahaba that will be mentioned in later discussions and cabbalas from Imams of Ahl -e- Bait (a.s.) which we will talk about them soon.

But it is wonderful that why some of Sonni brothers react this hard for this Fatwa; sometimes called it as heresy and sometimes even infidelity or idolatry.

If we prove with the books that are trusted and reliable for these brothers that Prophet (s.a.) and his companions did prostrate on the ground, then is it still heresy?!

If we prove that some of friends of his holiness, like Jaber ibn Abdullah Ansari, when the weather was hot and stones and gravels got hot and heated, he take some gravels in his hand and pass them through the hands to cool them down and prostration will be possible on them1, then do they call Jaber ibn Abdullah idolater or heretic?!

Does a person who prostrate on sennit mat or prefer to prostrate on stones of floor of Masjid Alharaam, worship sennit or stones?!

Isn’t it necessary that these brothers read one of thousands of Fiqh books of ours in the issue of thing which it can be prostrated on them and see that these false accusations do not have even a little compatibility with truth?

Is accusing to heresy, infidelity or idolatry the matter that Allah denies it easily in the judgment day?

For clearing that why Shiites prostrate on the ground noticing to this Hadith from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) is enough: Hisham ibn Hakam who is one of scientist friends of his holiness asked that on which we can prostrate and on which we cannot? Imam Said: “Prostration is not allowed unless on the ground or the things which grow from earth, except eatable and wearable things”.

Hisham says: I said what its philosophy is my master?

He said: Because prostration is humility for the almighty Allah and it is not proper to prostrate on eatable and wearable things, because secularists are slaves of eatable and wearable things and person who prostrates is worshiping Allah during prostration. Therefore it is not proper for him to put his forehead on the things which are idols of secularists who are tempted by glamour of the world.

Then he added: “Prostrate on the ground is the best, because it shows humility for Allah better.”2

 


1- Musnad of Ahmad, vol. 3, page 327 and Sunan of Beihaghi, vol. 1, page 239.
1- Elal Alsharaie’, vol. 2, page 341.

 

 

 

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