Narrated Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم taught me fifteen prostrations while reciting the Quran, including three in al-Mufassal and two in Surah al-Hajj. Abu Dawud said: Abu al-Darda has reported eleven prostrations from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , but chain of this tradition is weak.

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I said to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم : Are there two prostrations in Surah al-Hajj? He replied: Yes; if anyone does not make two prostrations, he should not recite them.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not make a prostration at any verse in al-Mufassal from the time he moved to Madina.

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not make prostration at any verse in al-Mufassal from the time he moved to Madina.

This tradition has also been transmitted by Zaid bin Thabit through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: Zaid was imam (in a prayer) and he did not make prostration.

Narrated Abdullah (bin Masud): The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم recited Surah al-Najm and prostrated himself. No one remained there who did not prostrate (along with him). A man from the people took a handful of pebbles or dust and raised it to his face saying: This is enough for me. Abdullah (bin Masud) said: I later saw him killed as an infidel.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: We prostrated ourselves along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم on account of: "When the sky is rent asunder" and "Recite in the name of Your Lord Who created"

Narrated Abu Rafi: I offered the night prayer behind Abu Hurairah. He recited Surah Inshiqaq ("When the sky is rent asunder") and prostrated himself. I asked him: What is this prostration ? He replied: I prostrated myself on account of this (surah) behind Abu al-Qasim (i. e. the Prophet). I shall continue prostrating on account of this till I meet him.

Narrated Ibn Abbas: A prostration when reciting Sad is not one of those which are divinely commanded, but I have seen Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم prostrate himself.

Narrated Saeed al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم recited surah Sad on the pulpit. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated with him. When the next day came, he recited it. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), the people became ready for prostration. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: This is the repentance of a Prophet ; but I saw you being ready for prostration. So he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated along with him.