In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most

Merciful

Recommended Prostrations For Reciting The Holy

Qur'an.

There are fifteen places In the Quran where prostration is recommended once a
Muslim recites any of those verses. This applies whether one is reciting the Quran in
prayer or outside prayer. He has to stop reciting and prostrate himself. Along with the
usual tasbeeh, a Muslim is recommended to say in Arabic: "O Allah! Accept this from
me as You accepted it from your slave Dawood."

For the benefit of Muslims here are the different verses where prostration is
recommended. We will start in order from the beginning off the Holy Quran to the
end:

1. Al-A'raf (Chapter 7, Verse 206):

"Those who are near to your Lord, disdain not to do Him worship; they
celebrate His Praises and to Him they prostrate themselves."
2. Al-Ra'd (chapter 13, Verse 15):
"Whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth do prostrate
themselves to Allah with goodwill or inspite of themselves: so do their
shadows in the mornings and evenings."
3. Al-Nahl (Chapter 16, Verses 49-50):
"And unto Allah prostrate all that is in heavens and on earth, whether moving
living creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord). They
all fear their Lord High above them, and they do all that they are
commanded."
4. Al-Israa' (Chapter 17, Verses 107-109):
"Say: 'Whether you believe in it or not' It is true that these who were given
knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them fall down on their faces in
humble prostration and they say: 'Glory to our Lord. Truly the promise of our
Lord has been fulfilled.' They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases
their earnest humility."
5. Maryam (Chapter 19, Verse 58):
"Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah bestowed His Grace of the
posterity of Adam, and of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and
of the posterity of Ibrahim and Israel - of those whom We guided and chose;
whenever the Signs of Allah Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they
would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears."
6. Al-Hajj (Chapter 22, Verse 18):
"Don't you see that to Allah bow down in worship all things that are in the
heavens and on earth - the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees,
the animals, and a great number among mankind? But a great number are also
such as are fit for punishment: and such as Allah shall disgrace, none can raise
to honor: for Allah carried out all that He wills."
7. Al-Hajj (chapter 22, verse 77):
"O you who believe! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord;
and do good so that you may prosper."
8. Al-Furqan (Chapter 25, Verse 60):
"When it is said to them: 'Prostrate yourselves to the Most Gracious', they say:
'What is the Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate ourselves to that which you
command us?' And it increases their flight from the Truth."
9. Al-Naml (Chapter 27, Verses 2-27):
"I found there a woman ruling over them provided with every requisite; and
she has a magnificent throne. I found her and her people prostrating
themselves to the sun away from Allah; the Devil has made their deeds seem
pleasing to their eyes, and has kept them away from the Path - so they receive
no guidance - that they should not prostrate themselves to Allah, Who brings
to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you hide
and what you reveal. Allah! there is no god but He! Lard of the Throne
Supreme."
10. Al-Sajdah (chapter 32, Verse 15):
"Only those who believe in Our Signs, who, when they are reminded of them
(through recitation) fall down in prostration and celebrate the praises of their
Lord; nor are they (ever) puffed up with pride."
11. Saad (Chapter 38, Verse 24):
"(Dawood) said: 'He has undoubtedly wronged you in demanding your single
ewe to be added to his flock of ewes; truly many are the partners who wrong
each other: Not so do those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and
how few are, they?' Dawood then gathered that We had tried him: so he asked
forgiveness of his Lord, fell down bowing in prostration and turned to Allah in
repentance."
12. Fussilat (Chapter 41, Verses 37-38):
"And among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon.
Don't prostrate yourselves to the Sun and the Moon, but prostrate to Allah,
who created them if it is Him you wish to worship. If however, they are
arrogant, those who are in the presence of your Lord celebrate His praises by
night and by day and they never flag."
13. Al-Najm (Chapter 53, Verse 62):
"Do you then wonder at this recital? And will you laugh and not weep, wasting
your time in vanities? Rather fall down in prostration to Allah and worship
Him (alone)!"
14. Al-lnshiqaq (Chapter 84, Verse 21):
"What then is the matter with them, that they do not believe? And when the
Quran is recited to them they fall not prostrate?'
15. Al-'Alaq (Chapter 96, Verse 19):
"Knows he not that Allah does see? Nay. let him beware! If he desist not, We
will drag him by the forelock - a lying, sinful forelock! Then let him call for
help to his council (of comrades): We will call on the angels of punishment.
Nay: had him not. But bow down in prostration and bring yourself the closer
(to Allah)."

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