919 - أثرُ السُّجودِ

919. THE EFFECT OF PROSTRATION

(سِيماهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ مِنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ).¹

"Their mark is [visible] on their faces, from the effect of prostration." ²

2924.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّي لأكرَهُ للرَّجُلِ أن تُرى‏ جَبهَتُهُ جَلحاءَ لَيسَ فيها شي‏ءٌ مِن أثَرِ السُّجودِ .³

2924.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I hate it for a man to have a smooth forehead not having any trace of prostration on it.' ⁴

2925.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : كانَ لأبِي عليه السلام في مَوضِعِ سُجودِهِ آثارٌ ناتِيةٌ ، وكانَ يَقطَعُها في السَّنَةِ مَرَّتَينِ ، في كُلِّ مَرّةٍ خَمسَ ثَفِناتٍ فَسُمِّيَ ذا الثَّفِناتِ لذلكَ .⁵

2925.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'My father (AS) used to have protruding marks from prostration on his forehead, which he used to cut twice a year, and every time he would do so, he would scrape off five calluses, and came to be nicknamed 'the one with calluses.' ⁶

918 - إطالَةُ السُّجودِ

918. PROLONGING ONE'S PROSTRATION

2920.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرَدتَ أن يَحشُرَكَ اللَّهُ مَعي فَأطِلِ السُّجودَ بينَ يَدَي اللَّهِ الواحِدِ القَهّارِ .¹

2920.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If you want Allah to raise you [on the Day of Resurrection] with me, then prolong your prostration to Allah the One, the all-Conqueror.' ²

2921.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أطِيلُوا السُّجودَ ، فما مِن عَمَلٍ أشَدَّ على‏ إبليسَ مِن أن يَرَى ابنَ آدَمَ ساجِداً ، لأ نّهُ اُمِرَ بالسُّجودِ فَعَصى‏ .³

2921.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Prolong your prostration, for there is no act more agonizing for Iblis [Satan] than to see man in the state of prostration, for he himself was once commanded to prostrate but refused to do so.' ⁴

2922.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ قَوماً أتَوا رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فقالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ، اضمَن لَنا على‏ رَبِّكَ الجَنَّةَ ، فقالَ : على‏ أن تُعِينُونِي بِطُولِ السُّجودِ .⁵

2922.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A group of people once came to the Prophet (SAWA) saying, 'O Prophet of Allah, ask your Lord to secure us a place in Paradise', to which he replied, 'As long as you assist me with lengthy prostrations.' ⁶

2923.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كانَ عليُّ بنُ الحسينِ عليه السلام ... إذا سَجَدَ لَم يَرفَعْ رَأسَهُ حتّى‏ يَرْفَضَّ عَرَقاً .⁷

2923.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'When Ali b. al-Husayn [i.e. Imam Zayn al-Abidin] (AS) used to go down in prostration, he would not raise his head up again until he was dripping with sweat.'⁸