If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before another, I would have ordered the wi…

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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before a…

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «لو كنت آمِرًا أحدًا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها».

Explanation of the hadith: If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before a…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that if he were going to order a human being to prostrate himself to another human being, then he would have ordered the wife to prostrate herself to her husband due to the great right that her husband has over her. However, prostrating oneself before other than Allah, the Almighty, is absolutely prohibited.

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