Which is the more honorable action in prayer, the Qiyaam or the Sujood?
بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد
Allaah
تعالى
said:
﴿وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ *
الَّذِي يَرَاكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ * وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي السَّاجِدِينَ﴾
{And put your trust
in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful * Who sees you (O Muhammad) when you stand
up (alone at night for Tahajjud prayers) * And your movements among those who
fall prostrate (along with you to Allaah in the five compulsory congregational
prayers).} [Surah
al-Shu`araa’ (26): 217-219]
Shaikh al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
Al-Qiyaam (standing) in the prayer is more honorable than
al-Sujood (prostration) due to His تعالى remembrance in it. Al-Sujood is honorable
than al-Qiyaam due to its station.
How can al-Qiyaam be better than al-Sujood due to His تعالى remembrance? This is because the
remembrance legislated in al-Qiyaam is the recitation of al-Qur’aan. And al-Qur’aan
is the best speech (for it is the speech of Allaah, uncreated).
As for al-Sujood, then it is more honorable due to its state;
because a person in Sujood is closer to his Lord عز وجل
as has been confirmed from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم:
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد
“A slave becomes
nearest to his Lord when he is in prostration. So increase supplications while
prostrating.” [Saheeh
Muslim (1428)]
This is the reason why we have been
instructed to make much du`aa during al-Sujood.
[Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (1/325)]
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