Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the prostration of «‏‏‏‏سورۃ ص» ‏‏‏‏ is not among the obligatory prostrations, and indeed I have seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing prostration in it. These are the words of the hadith of Abdul Wahhab.

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to perform sajdah in «‏‏‏‏سورۃ ص» ‏‏‏‏. So he was asked about this, and he recited this verse «‏‏‏‏أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدَاهُمُ اقْتَدِهْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الأنعام ] "These are the ones whom Allah has guided." Therefore, follow their guidance. And he said that (on this verse) Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him) performed sajdah and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also performed sajdah.

Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), "On what basis have you taken the prostration (sajdah) of Surah «‏‏‏‏ص» ‏‏‏‏?" He said that he recited this blessed verse to me: «‏‏‏‏وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِ دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَأَيُّوبَ» ‏‏‏‏ (And among their descendants are Dawud, Sulaiman, and Ayyub) «‏‏‏‏أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدَاهُمُ اقْتَدِهْ» ‏‏‏‏ (These are the ones whom Allah has guided, so follow their guidance). He said that Dawud (peace be upon him) performed sajdah in it, and that is why the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also performed sajdah.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he (peace be upon him) recited «‏‏‏‏سورۃ النجم» ‏‏‏‏, he performed sajdah (prostration), except for one old man. He took a handful of pebbles or soil, raised it towards his forehead (and placed it on his forehead instead of prostrating), and said, "This is sufficient for me." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "Indeed, I saw him later that he was killed in a state of disbelief."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we performed sajdah (prostration) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Surah «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] and «‏‏‏‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة العلق ] .

It is narrated from Hazrat Ata bin Mina that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: I performed sajdah (prostration) with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] and «‏‏‏‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة العلق ] . Hazrat Ayyub (may Allah have mercy on him) says that indeed Hazrat Ata bin Mina was among the righteous people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited a verse of prostration in the year of the conquest of Makkah, so all the people performed prostration. Among them were those who were mounted and those who prostrated on the ground, to the extent that a mounted person would prostrate on his hand.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite the Qur'an to us. When he (peace be upon him) would recite a surah in which there was a verse of prostration, he (peace be upon him) would perform sajdah and we would also perform sajdah with him (peace be upon him), to the extent that some of us would not find space to place our foreheads.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when we would recite a verse of prostration in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would perform prostration and we would also perform prostration with him, to the extent that (due to lack of space) we would push each other.

Hazrat Na’eem bin Abdullah al-Mujmir narrates that I prayed on top of this mosque with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), so he recited «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] and performed sajdah (prostration) at the verse of sajdah. (After completing the prayer, he said:) I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing sajdah on this. (The Imam says:) I have mentioned the chains of this hadith in the Book of Salah of Kitab al-Kabir, in which the narrator has reported from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing sajdah in this surah, or I performed sajdah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] .“Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and accepted Islam several years after the Hijrah. In the narration of ‘Iraq bin Malik, it is mentioned that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to Madinah Munawwarah while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in Khaybar, and he had appointed Siba’ bin ‘Arfatah as his deputy in Madinah Munawwarah. Sayyiduna bin Abi Hazim says: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: I spent three years in the blessed service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And he has stated that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing sajdah in Surah «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] and «‏‏‏‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة العلق ] . I have mentioned in many places in my books that indeed, the informer and witness whose testimony and report must be accepted is the one who informs of the occurrence of something or testifies to seeing or hearing something, not the one who negates or denies the occurrence of something. And the one who says,“So-and-so did not do this act,”such a person is neither an informer nor a witness. Undoubtedly, a witness is the one who testifies and says,“I saw so-and-so doing such and such, I heard him saying such and such.”And this matter is not hidden from a person of knowledge and understanding. I have mentioned this issue in several places in my books. And some people of little knowledge have been confused by the narration of Harith bin ‘Ubaid, which is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform sajdah in the Mufassal surahs after migrating to Madinah Munawwarah. They think this is evidence for those who assume that there is no sajdah in the Mufassal surahs. And this is of the same kind as what I have explained: that the one whose testimony is accepted is the one who testifies to seeing or hearing something, not the one who denies or rejects it. And Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has stated that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing sajdah in Surah «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] and «‏‏‏‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة العلق ] after the migration to Madinah, because he accompanied the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the migration to Madinah, not before the migration.