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Is it permessible in islam to bow down to Allah Ta ala when your not praying…..If question One is permissibile is it allowed to bow down in a different manner such as how knights bow down to a higher authority.

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1.Is it permessible in islam to bow down to Allah Ta ala when your not praying.

2. If question One is permissibile is it allowed to bow down in a different manner such as how knights bow down to a higher authority.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

1) If a person recites a verse of sajda, it would be compulsory for him to prostrate (make sajda) even though he may be out of salat. It is also desirable for one to prostrate out of salat   upon receiving any bounty of Allah Ta’ala or any evil been removed. However, it is ideal that the person recites 2 rak’ats of salatul shukr instead of only making sajda of shukr.

(وسجدة الشكر) كان الاولى تأخير الكلام عليها بعد إنهاء الكلا على سجدة التلاوة ط.

وهي لمن تجددت عنده نعمة ظاهرة أو رزقه الله تعالى مالا أو ولدا أو اندفعت عنه نقمة ونحو ذلك، يستحب له أن يسجد لله تعالى شكرا مستقبل القبلة، يحمد الله تعالى فيها ويسبحه، ثم يكبر فيرفع رأسه كما في سجدة التلاوة.

حاشية ابن عابدين 2/119 سعيد

الفتاوي المحمودية 7/475

                                                                              

2) Bowing down to Allah Ta’ala is an act of worship. All acts of worship are tawqeefi i.e. the method in which it should be carried out is stipulated by the Sharia. Bowing in methods as the knight’s etc. bow has not been proven in the Sharia.  Furthermore, by bowing in such manners one would also be imitating the disbelievers, which is prohibited in Islam.

وهذا المعنى يقتضي أنه لو ركع خارج الصلاة مكان السجود أن يكون جائزا غير أنه لم يجز لا لمكان أن الركوع أدون من السجود ولكن ؛ لأن الركوع لم يجعل عبادة يتقرب بها إلى الله تعالى إذ انفرد عن تحريمة الصلاة ، والسجود جعل عبادة بدون تحريمة الصلاة ثبت ذلك شرعا غير معقول المعنى ، فإذا لم توجد تحريمة الصلاة لم يكن الركوع مما يتقرب به إلى الله تعالى فلا يتأدى به التعظيم والخضوع لله اللذان وجبا بالتلاوة

بدائع الصنائع 1/445 دار الكتاب

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah

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