Sura As-Sajdah means the prostration.Sura As-Sajdah is the thirty second chapter of the Qur'an with thirty verses.Prostration to Allah refers to As-Sajdah.A Sajdah to Allah reflects humility and khusu.Sajdah provides a Muslim with an opportunity to get closer to his or her Creator.Allah will raise someone one degree in paradise by sajdah (sujood) and forgive his or her sin if he or she performs sajdah much.
"The nearest a slave of Allah is to his Rabb (Lord) is in the state of sujood (prostration) so increase the Dua (that you make to Allah)." (Sahih Muslim)
" Whoever humbles himself or herself in front of Allah, He will raise him or her in status or rewards." (Sahih Muslim and Tabarani)
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said," My nation (ummah) on that day (the Judgement Day) will surely have bright faces because of sujood that they would have performed and bright arms and feet because of wudu (ablution)." (Hadith of Ahmad)
Khalid Ibn Ma'dan (RA) said, "Recite the deliverer, which is Alif Laam Tanzeel, for I have heard that a man who had committed many sins and he used to recite it and nothing else.It spread is wings over him and said," O my Lord, forgive him, for he often used to recite me.So The Lord Most High made it an intercessor and said, "Record for him a good deed and raise him a degree in place of every sin."
The Benefits of Sura As-Sajdah
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah, he or she will get the same reward as one spends entire night of qadr in worship.
In the commentary of Burhan and it is narrated from The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said that The reward of reciting Sura As-Sajdah is the same as what reward is gotten if one spends entire qadr night in worship.
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah, he or she will be given 60 rewards.
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah, he or she will be forgiven 60 sins.
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah, he or she will be raised 60 levels nearer to Allah.
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah, he or she will be counted from among the friends of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his family.
Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq (AS) has said that one who recites Sura As-Sajdah will be given his or her book of deeds in his/her right hand on the Day of Judgement and will be counted from among the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) 's friends and his family.
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah, he or she will be given his or her book of deeds in his/her right hand on the Judgement Day.
- Whoever keeps Sura As-Sajdah in writing work as a cure from pains and aches.
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah and sura Fatir at the beginning of the nights, he or she will remain in divine protection till the next morning.
"The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to recite Sura As-Sajdah before sleeping." (At-Tirmidhi 5/165, Hakim 2/412 and Dhahabi in Sahih al Jamiea 22/789)
- Whoever recites Sura As-Sajdah and sura Fatir in the morning, he or she will remain in divine protection throughout the day.
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