Sajdah (prostrations of Abu ‘Abd Allah AS

399. From him, from Hisham Bin Saalim, from Abdul Hameed, Bin Abu Al-A’la who said: I came up to the Sacred Masjid, so I saw a slave of Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام. So I went to him to ask him about Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام and I saw that Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام was in prostration. So I waited for him عليه الصلاة والسلام for a long time as his عليه الصلاة والسلام prostration was prolonged. So I stood up and Prayed some cycles of Salat and finished, and he عليه الصلاة والسلام was still in prostration. So I asked the slave, ‘From when has he عليه الصلاة والسلام been in prostration?’ He said, ‘From before I came in’. So when he عليه الصلاة والسلام overheard our conversation, he عليه الصلاة والسلام raised his عليه الصلاة والسلام head, then said: ‘Abu Muhammad, come closer to me عليه الصلاة والسلام’. So I approached and greeted him عليه الصلاة والسلام. He عليه الصلاة والسلام heard voiced behind him عليه الصلاة والسلام so he عليه الصلاة والسلام said; ‘What are these raised voices?’ I said, ‘Those are a group of Murjiites, and the Qadiriyya, and the Mu’tazila’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘The people want me عليه الصلاة والسلام, so come with me عليه الصلاة والسلام’. I stood up and went with him عليه الصلاة والسلام. When they saw him عليه الصلاة والسلام they stood up for him عليه الصلاة والسلام, so he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Restrain yourselves from me عليه الصلاة والسلام and do not hurt me عليه الصلاة والسلام and expose me عليه الصلاة والسلام to the authorities, for I عليه الصلاة والسلام am not a Mufti (Issuer of Fatawa for you all’. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام took me by the hand and left them and went away. So when we came out form the Masjid, he عليه الصلاة والسلام said to me: ‘O Abu Muhammad! Even if Iblees (la) has prostrated to Allah عز وجل Mighty and Majestic after the disobedience and the arrogance for the entire life of the world that would not benefit him (la) and Allah عز وجل will not Accept it, as he (la) did not prostrate to Adam عليه السلام as Allah عز وجل had Commanded him (la) to prostrate to him عليه السلام, and similar to that is this community, disobedient and mischievous after its Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and after they having abandoned the Imam عليه الصلاة والسلام whom he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had Established among them for (their benefit). So Allah عز وجل will never Accept their deeds, and will never Raise their good deeds until they come to Allah عز وجل from where He عز وجل had Commanded them, and befriend the Imam عليه الصلاة والسلام whose Wilayah they had been Commanded (to submit), and enter through the Door which Allah عز وجل and His عز وجل Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had Opened for them. O Abu Muhammad! Surely Allah عز وجل has Necessitated upon the community of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم five Obligations – the Salat, and the Zakat, and the Fasts, and the Pilgrimage, and our عليه الصلاة والسلام Wilayah. And He عز وجل Exempted them from four Obligations but did not Exempt anyone from the Muslims in leaving our عليه الصلاة والسلام Wilayah. No, by Allah عز وجل, there is no Exemption in this’.