Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director


Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Mufti Maulana Syed Zia Uddin Naqshbandi Quadri

Shaik-ul-Fiqh - Jamia Nizamia


Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Scholarly Articles

Camel doing Sajdah to the Holy Prophet


This incident happened in Madinah.&nbsp;&nbsp;The owner of the camel was a Madinite Sahabi.&nbsp;&nbsp;Imam Ahmed has recorded this incident in his Musnad on the authority of Hadhrat Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him).&nbsp;&nbsp;Imam Qustullani, the interpreter of Sahih Bukhari has also mentioned this in Mawahib Ladunniya and Imam Zurqani as well.<br /> <br /> The Hadith from Musnad Imam Ahmed is being mentioned here:<br /> <br /> Translation of Hadith:&nbsp;&nbsp;Hadhrat Hafs (May Allah be well pleased with him) narrates on the authority of Hadhrat Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him), he said: In the house of one of the Ansar, there was camel whom he would use in irrigation of his fields.&nbsp;&nbsp;That camel became rebellious and would not allow anyone to mount it.&nbsp;&nbsp;He came to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and said:&nbsp;&nbsp;O Prophet of Allah!&nbsp;&nbsp;We have a camel whom we would use in irrigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;It has become rebellious and stops us from riding it.&nbsp;&nbsp;The fields and the orchards of date palms have dried up.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) told his Sahabah: Get up.&nbsp;&nbsp;All of them got up and the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) went to the orchard.&nbsp;&nbsp;The camel was in one corner of the orchard.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) went there.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Sahabi said: O Prophet of Allah!&nbsp;&nbsp;This camel has become like a mad dog.&nbsp;&nbsp;I fear it will harm You.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: I have nothing to worry from it.&nbsp;&nbsp;When the camel saw the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), it came towards Him, prostrated (Sajdah) to Him and sat before Him.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) held the hair of its forehead.&nbsp;&nbsp;It became as well-behaved as it never had been.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) put it back to work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The Sahabah said: O Prophet of Allah!&nbsp;&nbsp;This is an animal.&nbsp;&nbsp;It does not have any sense, but still prostrates before You.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have sense and intellect.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are more deserving than it to prostrate to You.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: It does not suit a man to perform a Sajdah to another man.<br /> <span style="color: #993300">(Musnad Imam Ahmed, Hadith No: 121153)<br /> </span>