CAN WE PROSTRATE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN ALLAH?
All praise be to Allah. Respect must not be venerated to such extent that one acts in such a way that is not permissible to a believer and that may lead one to kufr.
The companions of Prophet (peace be upon him) honored and respected him to a great extent, they followed him in everything, his sunnah and whatever he said but that never made them prostrate before him.
In the early days of Islam, when some of them saw that the People of the Book prostrated to their bishops and patriarchs, they thought that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was more deserving of that, out of respect for him and veneration of him. But the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade them to prostrate to him.
Ibn Maajah (1853) and al-Bayhaqi (14711) narrated that ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa said: When Mu‘aadh ibn Jabal came from Syria, he prostrated to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), who said, “What is this, O Mu‘aadh?” He said, I went to Syria and saw them prostrating to their archbishops and patriarchs, and I wanted to do that for you.
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said, “Do not do that. If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone other than Allah, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands.
By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no woman can fulfill her duty towards Allaah until she fulfills her duty towards her husband. If he asks her (for intimacy) even if she is on her camel saddle, she should not refuse.”
This version was narrated by Ibn Maajah and was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
Abu Dawood (2140) and al-Haakim (2763) narrated that Qays ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I went to al-Heerah and saw them prostrating to a noble of theirs (i.e., a courageous knight who was prominent among them). I thought: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is more deserving than people should prostrate to him.
So I came to the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: I went to al-Heerah and saw them prostrating to a noble of theirs, but you are the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and are more deserving than people should prostrate to you. He said: “Do not do that.
If I were to instruct anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would have instructed women to prostrate to their husbands, because of the rights that Allaah has given them over them.”
Classed as saheeh by al-Haakim, and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him. Also classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Ibn Hibbaan (4162) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) entered one of the gardens of the Ansaar, where he saw two restless camels.
The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) draw close to them and they knelt down and lay their necks on the ground. Those who were with him said: They have prostrated to him.
The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “It is not appropriate for anyone to prostrate to anyone else. If it were appropriate for anyone to prostrate to anyone else, I would have instructed the wife to prostrate to her husband, because of the great rights that Allaah has given him over her.”
Classed as Hasan by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel (7/54)
Thus, the Prophet (peace be upon him) explained to his companions that the prostration should only be to Allaah. honoring someone does not mean that you should prostrate to them.
Prostration is for Allaah alone. this level of respect is meant for Allaah and He is only deserving of such a respect. The law of Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a complete law and according to it, it is not permissible to prostrate to anyone other than Allaah. He has forbidden any of us from committing such an act.
And Allaah knows best.
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