The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم taught me fifteen prostrations while reciting the Quran, including three in al-Mufassal and two in Surah al-Hajj. Abu Dawud said: Abu al-Darda رضی اللہ عنہ has reported eleven prostrations from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, but chain of this tradition is weak.

I said to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم: Are there two prostrations in Surah al-Hajj? He replied: Yes; if anyone does not make two prostrations, he should not recite them.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم did not make a prostration at any verse in al-Mufassal from the time he moved to Madina.

"I recited Surat An-Najm to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and he did not make prostrate in it."

Zaid was imam (in a prayer) and he did not make prostration.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم recited Surah al-Najm and prostrated himself. No one remained there who did not prostrate (along with him). A man from the people took a handful of pebbles or dust and raised it to his face saying: This is enough for me. Abdullah (bin Masud رضی اللہ عنہ) said: I later saw him killed as an infidel.

We prostrated ourselves along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم on account of: When the sky is rent asunder and Recite in the name of Your Lord Who created (Abu Dawood said: Abu Hurairah accepted Islam in the sixth year of the Hijrah, the year of the battle of Khiabar, So this prostration from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is the later of his actions.)

I offered the night prayer behind Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ . He recited Surah Inshiqaq ( When the sky is rent asunder ) and prostrated himself. I asked him: What is this prostration ? He replied: I prostrated myself on account of this (surah) behind Abu al-Qasim (i.e. the Prophet). I shall continue prostrating on account of this till I meet him.

A prostration when reciting Sad is not one of those which are divinely commanded, but I have seen Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prostrate himself.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم recited surah Sad on the pulpit. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated with him. When the next day came, he recited it. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), the people became ready for prostration. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: This is the repentance of a Prophet; but I saw you being ready for prostration. So he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated along with him.

In the year of Conquest the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم recited a verse at which a prostration should be made and all the people prostrated themselves. Some were mounted, and some were prostrating themselves on the ground, and those who were mounted prostrated themselves on their hands.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم would recite to us a surah (according to the version of Ibn Numair) outside the prayer (the agreed version goes), then he would prostrate along with him, and none of us could find a place for his forehead.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to recite the Quran to us. When he came upon the verse containing prostration, he would utter the takbir (Allah is most great) and we would prostrate ourselves along with him. The narrator Abdul-Razzaq said: Al-Thawri liked this tradition very much. Abu Dawud said: This was liked by him for this contains the uttering of takbir.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prostrated himself at night when reciting the Quran. He said repeatedly: My face prostrates itself to Him Who created it and brought forth its hearing and seeing by His might and power.

When we came to Madina accompanying the caravan, I used to preach after the dawn prayer, and prostrate on account of the recitation of the Quran. Ibn Umar رضی اللہ عنہما prohibited me three times, but I did not cease doing that. He then repeated (his prohibition) saying: I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman رضی اللہ عنہم , they would not prostrate (on account of the recitation of the Quran) till the sun had risen.