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Sunan an-Nasai 1141 (Book 12, Hadith 113) #15749
Prolonged Prostration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was praying with his son on his back and he did not want to disturb him, so he prostrated for a longer period of time.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Shaddad, this his father said: "The Messenger of Allah came out to us for one of the night time prayers, and he was carrying Hasan or Husain. The Messenger of Allah came forward and put him down, then he said the Takbir and started to pray. He prostrated during his prayer, and made the prostration lengthy". My father said: "I raised my head and saw the child on the back of the Messenger of Allah while he was prostrating so I went back to my prostration. When the Messenger of Allah finished praying, the people said: "O Messenger of Allah , you prostrated during the prayer for so long that we thought that something had happened or that you were receiving a revelation'. He said: 'No such thing happened. But my son was riding on my back and I did not like to disturb him until he had enough'."
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعِشَاءِ وَهُوَ حَامِلٌ حَسَنًا أَوْ حُسَيْنًا فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَوَضَعَهُ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ لِلصَّلاَةِ فَصَلَّى فَسَجَدَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَىْ صَلاَتِهِ سَجْدَةً أَطَالَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبِي فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي وَإِذَا الصَّبِيُّ عَلَى ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى سُجُودِي فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ النَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ سَجَدْتَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَىْ صَلاَتِكَ سَجْدَةً أَطَلْتَهَا حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ أَوْ أَنَّهُ يُوحَى إِلَيْكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ وَلَكِنَّ ابْنِي ارْتَحَلَنِي فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُعَجِّلَهُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  prostration  *  child  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Show love and care towards children; Be considerate towards others; Persevere in difficult situations; Have patience with others; Respect religious duties such as prayer .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's love and care for his son Hasan or Husain. He was praying one night when he noticed that Hasan or Husain had fallen asleep on his back. Rather than disturbing him, the Prophet continued to pray while prostrating for a longer period of time than usual. After finishing prayer, people asked why he had done this and the Prophet explained that it was because he did not want to disturb Hasan or Husain who was sleeping on his back. This hadith teaches us about how much love and care the Prophet showed towards children even during prayer which is an important religious duty in Islam. It also shows us how important it is to be considerate towards others even when we are doing something important ourselves as well as teaching us about patience and perseverance in difficult situations.

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