الْجَبْهَةُ كُلُّهَا مِنْ قُصَاصِ شَعْرِ الرَّأْسِ إِلَى الْحَاجِبَيْنِ مَوْضِعُ السُّجُودِ فَأَيُّمَا سَقَطَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ أَجْزَأَكَ مِقْدَارُ الدِّرْهَمِ وَ مِقْدَارُ طَرَفِ الْأَنْمُلَةِ.
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The entire forehead, from the hairline to the eyebrows is for Sajdah (prostration). Whatever of this area falls on the ground of the size of a dirham or of the size of a finger’s tip is sufficient.’”
لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُصِبْ أَنْفُهُ مَا يُصِيبُ جَبِينُهُ.
“Reported to me the one who had heard, Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Salah (prayer) does not come into being until one’s nose touches what his forehead has touched.’”
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا وَضَعْتَ جَبْهَتَكَ عَلَى نَبَكَةٍ فَلَا تَرْفَعْهَا وَ لَكِنْ جُرَّهَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ.
‘If you place your forehead on an uneven place, do not raise it to place on a proper place: instead drag it on the ground.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ جَبْهَةِ السَّاجِدِ يَكُونُ أَرْفَعَ مِنْ قِيَامَةٍ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَكُونُ مُسْتَوِياً. - وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ فِي السُّجُودِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ الْمُرْتَفِعَةِ قَالَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ مَوْضِعُ جَبْهَتِكَ مُرْتَفِعاً عَنْ رِجْلَيْكَ قَدْرَ لَبِنَةٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the place of Sujud (prostration) if it can be higher than the place where one stands. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it must be level.’ In another Hadith about the place of Sujud (prostration) which is higher than the place on which one stands, it is said that if it is of the height
خَرَجَ بِي دُمَّلٌ فَكُنْتُ أَسْجُدُ عَلَى جَانِبٍ فَرَأَى أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَثَرَهُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا فَقُلْتُ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الدُّمَّلِ فَإِنَّمَا أَسْجُدُ مُنْحَرِفاً فَقَالَ لِي لَا تَفْعَلْ وَ لَكِنِ احْفِرْ حَفِيرَةً فَاجْعَلِ الدُّمَّلَ فِي الْحُفْرَةِ حَتَّى تَقَعَ جَبْهَتُكَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ.
“On my forehead there was a dimple so I would perform Sajdah (prostration) on one side. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), noticed it and asked, ‘What is this?’ I replied, ‘I cannot perform Sajdah (prostration) because of the pimple so I perform Sajdah (prostration) on one side.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not do so, instead ma
سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَمَّنْ بِجَبْهَتِهِ عِلَّةٌ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى السُّجُودِ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ يَضَعُ ذَقَنَهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقانِ سُجَّداً[1].
‘He places his chin on the ground; Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, “They fall down on their chins prostrating.’”” (17:107)
رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سَوَّى الْحَصَى حِينَ أَرَادَ السُّجُودَ.
“I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), leveled the pebbles when he wanted to perform Sujud (prostration).”
قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَنْفُخُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مَوْضِعَ جَبْهَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَا.
“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), ’Can one blow at the place where he places his forehead for prostration? 5 He (the Imam) replied, ’No, he cannot do so.”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَسْجُدُ وَ عَلَيْهِ الْعِمَامَةُ لَا يُصِيبُ وَجْهُهُ الْأَرْضَ قَالَ لَا يُجْزِئُهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَصِلَ جَبْهَتُهُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Sajdah (prostration) wearing a turban which prevents his face from falling on the earth. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not sufficient until his forehead touches the earth.’”