and Tawus, Malik, and a group of the people of Medina; because Abu al-Darda' said: 'I prostrated along with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) eleven times, and none of them were from the Mufassal.' It was narrated by Ibn Majah (5). Ibn Abbas narrated: 'The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not prostrate in any of the Mufassal since he moved to Medina.' It was narrated by Abu Dawud (6). Our argument is what was narrated by Abu Rafi', who said: 'I prayed the night prayer (al-'atama) (7) behind Abu Hurayra, and he recited "When the sky has split open" (Surah al-Inshiqaq), then he prostrated. I asked: What is this prostration? He replied: I prostrated in it behind Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and I will never cease to prostrate in it until I meet him.' It was narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and al-Athram (8). Muslim, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah (9) narrated from Abu Hurayra, who said: 'We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in "When the sky has split open" (10) and "Recite in the name of your Lord" (11),' and 'Abd Allah ibn
(5) In: Chapter on the number of prostrations of the Quran, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the prostration of the Quran, from the Chapters on Friday. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/48. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 5/194, 6/442. (6) In: Chapter on whoever did not consider the prostration in the Mufassal, from the Book of Prostration. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/324. (7) Omitted from the original. (8) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on reciting aloud in the night prayer (Isha'), and Chapter on reciting the prostration verse in the night prayer, from the Book of the Adhan; and in: Chapter on whoever recited the prostration verse during prayer and prostrated with it, from the Book of Prostration. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/194, 2/52. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the prostration of recitation, from the Book of Mosques. Sahih Muslim 1/407. And Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on whoever saw a prostration in it (Surah al-Najm), from the Book of Prostration. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/325. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the number of prostrations of the Quran, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/336. (9) Recorded by Muslim, in: Chapter on the prostration of recitation, from the Book of Mosques. Sahih Muslim 1/406. And Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on whoever saw a prostration in it (Surah al-Najm), from the Book of Prostration. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/325. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the number of prostrations of the Quran, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/336. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the prostration in "Recite in the name of your Lord who created" and "When the sky has split open", from the Chapters on Friday. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/56. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on the prostration in "Recite in the name of your Lord", from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/343. (10) Surah al-Inshiqaq. (11) Surah al-'Alaq.
