Imam Sahib has narrated the aforementioned report of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) through his respected teacher, Harith bin Ubaid.

Contrary to the claim of some ignorant people of our era, who are unable to comprehend knowledge and say that it is not permissible to perform prostration upon reciting a verse of prostration during an obligatory prayer.

Hazrat Abu Rafi’ narrates that I offered the ‘Isha prayer with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he recited «‏‏‏‏إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة الإنشقاق ] and performed a prostration. I asked him,“What is this prostration?”He replied,“I performed prostration in this Surah behind Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him).”San‘ani, narrating from his father, added at the end with these words:“I will continue to perform prostration in this Surah until I meet (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Judgment.”Abu al-Ash‘ath says that «‏‏‏‏عن ابيه عن بكر بن عبدالله» ‏‏‏‏ he says:“I offered prayer behind Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him), and he performed prostration in this Surah, so I will continue to perform prostration in this Surah until I meet Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him).”

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Last night I saw in a dream as if I was praying behind a tree. I saw as if I recited a verse of prostration, so I performed prostration. I saw the tree also prostrating because of my prostration. I heard it supplicating in the state of prostration «‏‏‏‏اَللّٰھُمَّ اَکْتُبْ لِیْ بِھَا عِنْدَکَ اَجْرًا وَّضَعْ عَنِّیْ بِھَا وِزْرًا وَّاجْعَلْھَا لِیْ عِنْدَکَ ذُخْرًا وَّتَقَبَّلْھَا مِنِّیْ کَمَا تَقَبَّلْتَھَا مِنْ عَبْدِکَ دَاوٗدَ» ‏‏‏‏ 'O Allah, record for me with You a reward for this prostration, store it for me with You, forgive me my sins because of it, and accept it from me as You accepted it from Your servant Dawud (peace be upon him).'"

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite a verse of prostration and then perform prostration. He heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting in prostration the same supplication that the man had mentioned the tree made.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Zaid bin Khunais narrates that Hasan bin Muhammad bin Ubaidullah bin Abi Yazid led us in prayer in Masjid al-Haram during the month of Ramadan. When he recited a verse of prostration, he would perform sajdah and prolong the prostration. He was asked about this, and he replied, Ibn Jurayj narrated to me that his grandfather, Ubaidullah bin Abi Yazid, narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). Then he mentioned a similar narration. And he said, «‏‏‏‏واحطط عني بها وزرا» ‏‏‏‏ "(O Allah) forgive my sins in exchange for this prostration," and these words were not narrated: "Accept from me as You accepted from Your servant Dawud." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I narrated from Abu'l-Aliyah from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to recite this supplication in the prostration of the Qur'an at night «‏‏‏‏سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِيْ خَلَقَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ» ‏‏‏‏ "My face has prostrated to the One Who created it and fashioned its hearing and sight with His perfect power and strength." I omitted its dictation because there is a specific person between Khalid al-Khadda and Abu'l-Aliyah, whom Abdulwahhab bin Abdulmajid and Khalid bin Abdullah al-Wasiti have omitted. (Therefore, its chain is disconnected.)

The Imam narrates from his esteemed teacher, Bandaar, from Abu’l-‘Aaliyah, from Sayyidah ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her). The narrator, Abu Bishr, did not mention the words“at night,”and he added that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite this supplication three times.

The Imam, through his respected teacher, Yaqub bin Ibrahim Duraqi, narrates from Abu’l-‘Aliyah a narration from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) similar to the narration of Bundar mentioned above. The difference is that in this narration, the Imam states that she used to recite this supplication several times in prostration. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I have narrated this narration (in which there is an intermediary between Khalid Hadhdha’ and Abu’l-‘Aliyah) at this time out of fear that some students may become confused by the narration of Thaqafi and Khalid bin Abdullah, and may begin to consider the narration of Abdul Wahhab and Khalid bin Abdullah as authentic (even though it is disconnected).

Because when the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prostrated, the Muslims also prostrated with him, and all the polytheists except for two fame-seeking individuals also prostrated. Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Surah Najm to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and did not prostrate, and the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not order him to prostrate. If the prostration of recitation had been obligatory, the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would have ordered him to prostrate. And if there was no prostration in Surah Najm, as some people have misunderstood due to the reason of a certain hadith which we will soon mention (InshaAllah), then the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would not have prostrated in Surah Najm.

Hazrat Kharijah bin Zaid bin Thabit narrates from his esteemed father that he said: I recited «‏‏‏‏سورۃ النجم» ‏‏‏‏ to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but none of us performed the prostration (sajdah). Janab Abu Dharr says: I offered prayer behind Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz and Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Hazm (may Allah have mercy on them), and neither of them performed the prostration of recitation (sajdah tilawah) either.

Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Abi Malikah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Rabi’ah was among the best people who used to attend to Sayyiduna Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Rabi’ah narrates that Sayyiduna Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) recited «‏‏‏‏سورۃ النحل» ‏‏‏‏ on the pulpit on the day of Jumu’ah, and when he reached the verse of prostration, he said:“O people, we are passing by a verse of prostration, so whoever performs the prostration has done the right and good thing. And whoever does not perform the prostration, there is no sin upon him.”And he himself did not perform the prostration.