Ibn Hazm az-Zaahiri said: There is no difference of opinion among any of the Muslims that their prostration to Allah, may He be exalted, was a prostration of worship, and their prostration to Adam was a prostration of greeting and respect.Įnd quote from al-Fasl fi’l-Milal wa’l-Ahwa’ wa’n-Nihal (2/129).Īllah has told us about the prostration of Ya‘qoob and his sons to Yoosuf (peace be upon him). Ibn al-‘Arabi said: The ummah is unanimously agreed that the angels’ prostration to Adam was not a prostration of worship. This is indicated by the following:Īllah commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam if merely prostrating was shirk, Allah would not have commanded them to do that.Īt-Tabari said: “…then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto him” – this refers to the prostration of greeting and honour, not the prostration of worship. With regard to the view that prostration to anything other than Allah is shirk in all cases, because prostration in and of itself is an act of worship that cannot be directed to anyone other than Allah, this is a weak view.
May they be doomed!Įnd quote from Tafseer al-Qurtubi (1/294) So you see one of them, when he is overcome with ecstasy – as they claim – prostrating by putting his forehead to the ground, because of his ignorance, whether he is facing towards the qiblah or otherwise, out of ignorance on his part.
With regard to this prostration that is prohibited, the ignorant extreme Sufis have taken it as a custom in their gatherings (when they begin their dhikr and nasheeds), and when they enter upon their shaykhs and pray for forgiveness. The texts of the Sunnah and the consensus of the ummah indicate that it is prohibited to prostrate to anyone other than Allah according to the law brought by our Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), whether by way of greeting or worship, as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade Mu‘aadh ibn Jabal to prostrate to him when he came from Syrian and prostrated to him by way of greeting. As for the former, it can only be done for Allah.Īnd he said: The Muslims are unanimously agreed that prostration to anyone other than Allah is prohibited.Įnd quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (4/358) Prostration is of two types: prostration by way of pure worship, and prostration by way of honouring and showing respect. So whoever prostrates to any created being by way of greeting has done a prohibited act, but he has not fallen into shirk or disbelief. This kind of prostration was permissible in some of the laws revealed to Prophets before Islam, but then Islam prohibited and forbade it. This is done by way of greeting, showing respect and honouring the person to whom the prostration is done. Whoever prostrates to anyone other than Allah by way of worship has committed an act of major shirk. This type of prostration is done by way of expressing humility, submission and worship, and cannot be done for anyone except Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. Prostration – and also bowing – is of two types: Does prostrating or bowing by way of greeting come under the heading of shirk?
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