hadith
621
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Hadith.621 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said:
"Prostration (Sujood) on the earth is an obligation, and on anything other than the earth is a recommended practice (sunnah)”.
621 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلسُّجُودُ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَرِيضَةٌ وَ عَلَى غَيْرِ اَلْأَرْضِ سُنَّةٌ.
Similar narrations
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #830 "Prostration is to be done on what the earth produces, except for that which is eaten or worn."
- Al-Kāfi #1251 “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’Performing Sujud (prostration) on earth is obligatory and on a prayer mat is a tradition.”