Abu Huraira said:We prostrated ourselves along with the Prophet on account of“When the sky is rent asunder”, Al-Qur’an; 84) and“Recite in the name of your Lord”(Al-Qur’an; 96). Muslim transmitted it.

Ibn ‘Umar said:God’s Messenger was reciting as-Sajda (Al-Qur’an; 32) when we were with him. He was prostrating himself and we were doing so along with him, but we were so crowded that none of us could find a place for his forehead when prostrating himself. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Zaid b. Thabit said:I recited to God’s Messenger“By the star”(Al-Qur’an; 53) but he did not prostrate himself when I did so. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Ibn ‘Abbas said:A prostration when reciting Sad (Al-Qur’an; 38) is not one of those which are divinely commanded, but I have seen the Prophet prostrate himself when it was recited.

In a version Mujahid said that he asked Ibn ‘Abbas whether he should prostrate himself when reciting Sad, whereupon he recited,“And among his progeny David and Solomon . . . so copy the guidance they received,”(Al-Qur’an; 6:84-90) and said,“Your prophet was one of those who were commanded to copy them.”Bukhari transmitted it.

‘Amr b. al-‘As said:God’s Messenger taught me fifteen prostrations, while reciting the Qur’an, including three in al-Mufassal, 1 and two in sura al-Hajj2. 1. A title given to the suras from 49 to the end, but several other suras are also mentioned: 37, 45, 47, 48, 50, 61, 67, 87, and 93. The name is most appropriately explained ay meaning that this is the section of the Qur’an which contains many shorter suras. 2. Al-Qur’an; 22 Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

‘Uqba b. ‘Amir told that he said,“Messenger of God, sura al-Hajj has been given superior excellence through having two prostrations in it.”He replied,“Yes, and he who does not make the two prostrations should not recite the two verses.”Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it, and [Tirmidhi] said this is a tradition whose isnad is not strong. Al-Masabih has“should not recite it”, as occurs in Sharh as-sunna.

Ibn ‘Umar said that the Prophet made a prostration in the noon prayer, then stood up and bowed; and they thought he recite Tanzil, i.e. sura as-Sajda (Al-Qur’an; 32). Abu Dawud transmitted it.

He said:God’s Messenger used to recite the Qur'an to us, and when he came to a place where a prostration should be made he said“God is most great”and prostrated himself, and we prostrated ourselves along with him. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

He said that in the year of the Conquest* God's Messenger recited a verse at which a prostration should be made and all the people prostrated themselves. Some were mounted, some were prostrating themselves on the ground, and those who were mounted prostrated themselves on their hands. * i.e. the Conquest of Mecca in 8 A.H. Abu Dawud transmitted it.