There are 15 verses in the Qur’an that mention prostration before God Almighty. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to perform such a prostration when we read or listen to any of these verses, whether during prayer or in any situation
According to a hadith in Muslim and Ibn Majah, as reported by Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet said:
إِذَا قَرَأَ ابْنُ آدَمَ السَّجْدَةَ فَسَجَدَ اعْتَزَلَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَبْكِى يَقُولُ يَا وَيْلَهُ – وَفِى رِوَايَةِ أَبِى كُرَيْبٍ يَا وَيْلِى – أُمِرَ ابْنُ آدَمَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَأُمِرْتُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَأَبَيْتُ فَلِىَ النَّارُ
“When Adam’s son recites a Prostration verse and prostrates himself, Shaytan retreats weeping, saying, ‘Woe unto me. Adam’s son was commanded to prostrate, he obeyed, and will get Paradise. I was also commanded to prostrate, but I refused, and for me is the Fire”
# | Name of Surah | Surah # | Verse # |
1 | Al-A’raaf (The Heights) | 7 | 206 |
2 | Ar-Ra’d (The Thunder) | 13 | 15 |
3 | An-Nahl (The Bee) | 16 | 50 |
4 | Al-Israa (The Night Journey) | 17 | 109 |
5 | Maryam (Mary) | 19 | 58 |
6 | Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) | 22 | 18 |
7* | Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) | 22 | 77 |
8 | Al-Furqaan (The Criterion) | 25 | 60 |
9 | An-Naml (The Ant) | 27 | 26 |
10 | As-Sajda (The Prostration) | 32 | 15 |
11 | Saad (The letter Saad) | 38 | 24 |
12 | Fussilat (Explained in detail) | 41 | 38 |
13 | An-Najm (The Star) | 53 | 62 |
14 | Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open) | 84 | 21 |
15 | Al-Alaq (The Clot) | 96 | 19 |