Sajdah

It is not permissible to bow or make Sajdah in front of anyone besides Allah Ta'ala. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) said that if this was permissible for anyone besides Allah Ta'ala, then a woman would have been commanded to do it for her husband. In the light of this Hadith, we deduce two points:

1. Firstly, it is only Allah Ta'ala who deserves that we make Sajdah for Him.

2. Secondly, the value that Allah Ta'ala gave the husband in a conjugal life. That is the respect that a wife should have for her husband.

And there is also a third point that one can deduce from it. That is, if a woman must have so much respect for her husband who is yet a human being like her, then how much should a person feel obligated towards his Rabb and his Creator who created him and gave him everything that he needs throughout his life.

[English version of "Sajdah" – Al Jamiat – Vol.6 No.10]