Sujud

Sujud/Sujood
Sujud/Sujood
	Worshipper performing Sujood
Official name	Sujud/Sujood
Also called	Sajdah, Prostration in Islam
Observed by	Muslims and Islam
Type	Islamic
Significance	A way that Muslim worshippers prostrate and humble themselves before God while glorifying him
Observances	Sujud during Salat; ; Sujud Sahwi; Sujud Shukr; Sujud Tilawa;
Frequency	Twice in every raka'at of Salat, amongst others
Related to	Salah, Tilawa, Allah, Alhamdulillah, Prostration, Islam, Sunnah, Fardh, Muhammad, Muhammad in Islam

Sujūd (Arabic: سُجُود, pronounced [sʊˈdʒuːd]), or sajdah (سَجْدَة, [ˈsadʒ.da]), also known as sijda, sejda or shejda, in Islam is the act of low bowing or prostration to God facing the qiblah (direction of the Kaaba at Mecca). It is usually done in standardized prayers (salah). The position involves kneeling and bowing till one touches the ground with seven bones (points): the forehead and nose, two hands, two knees and two sets of toes.^[1] In accordance with the Sunnah (the Way) of Muhammad, one's elbows should be far from one's body,^[2] unless it causes discomfort to other worshippers, but not resting on the ground. Some scholars hold the position that this applies only to men, and that women are encouraged to tuck their elbows in out of modesty.^[3]

^ "Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 812". Sunnah.com.
^ "Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 497a". Sunnah.com.
^ "The Way In Which Women Pray (Salafi)". islamqa.info.

[1] "Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 812". Sunnah.com.

[2] "Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 497a". Sunnah.com.

[3] "The Way In Which Women Pray (Salafi)". islamqa.info.

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