وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Wa izaa qeela lahumur ka'oo aa yarka'oon
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
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Prayer
77:48Ayah 150
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For when it is said to them ‘Bow down!’ perform prayer they do not bow down they do not perform prayer.
Related Hadiths
“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to
teach
us not to bow or prostrate before the Imam; when he says the
Takbir
then say the Takbir, and when he prostrates, you should
prostrate.”
"When the Prophet (ﷺ) started to pray he said the takbir and raised his hands, and when he bowed, and after bowing, but he did not raise them between the two prostrations."
“The Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not bow or prostrate before me. No matter how
far ahead of you I bow, you will catch up with me when I stand up,
and
no matter how far ahead of you I prostrate, you will catch up
with me
when I raise my head. I have become bulky.’”
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to raise his hands when he started to pray, and when he bowed, and when he stood up, but he did not do that when he prostrated."
" about the hardship of the prostration on them, when they were so spread out, so he said: 'Use your knees.'"
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