What is sajda tilawah? Sujud Tilawah is a single prostration which one makes after reciting certain ayahs of the Quran. These are marked with an arrow in the Quran. It can be performed within the salah, if you recited one of these ayahs in your salah, or out of the salah, if you were reciting or you heard someone reciting one of these verses. The Prophet (peace be on him) used to make this sujud whenever he recited one of these ayahs. He said: “When a person prostrates himself after reading a verse requiring the performance of sajdah, the shaitan starts crying and wailing in a corner, saying: ‘Alas! The children of Adam were enjoined to perform sajdah and they carried it out, and become entitled to enter Paradise, but I refused to do so and was condemned to Hell.’” (Muslim and Ibn Majah) Which ayahs require Sujud tilwah? In the Maliki school there are 11 ayahs of Sujud Tilawh. In the other three schools, there are 14-15. There is a difference of opinion about the ayah in Surat Hajj. 1.         Surah Al A’Raf (7) Ayat 206 2.         Surah Al Ra’d (13) Ayat 15 3.         Surah Al Nahl (16) Ayat 50 4.         Surah Bani Israil (17) Ayat 109 5.         Surah Maryum (19) Ayat 58 6.         Surah Al Haj (22) Ayat 18 7.         Surah Al Haj (22) Ayat 77 8.         Surah Al Farqan (25) Ayat 60 9.         Surah Al Naml (27) Ayat 26 10.       Surah As Sajdah (32) Ayat 15 11. Surah Saad (38) Ayat 24 12. Surah Fussilat (41) Ayat 38 13.       Surah Al Najam (53) Ayat 62 14.       Surah Inshiqaq (84) Ayat 21 15.       Surah Al Alaq (96) Ayat 19 Is it an obligation or a sunnah? In the Hanafi school, sujud tilawah is wajib (obligatory). It is considered … Continue reading How do I perform Sujud Tilawah?