I went to al-Hirah and saw them (the people) prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, so I said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has most right to have prostration made before him. When I came to the Prophet ﷺ, I said: I went to al-Hirah and saw them prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, but you have most right, Messenger of Allah, to have (people) prostrating themselves before you. He said: Tell me , if you were to pass my grave, would you prostrate yourself before it? I said: No. He then said: Do not do so. If I were to command anyone to make prostration before another I would command women to prostrate themselves before their husbands, because of the special right over them given to husbands by Allah.

أَتَيْتُ الْحِيرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِمَرْزُبَانٍ لَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْجَدَ لَهُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ الْحِيرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِمَرْزُبَانٍ لَهُمْ فَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ أَنْ نَسْجُدَ لَكَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ مَرَرْتَ بِقَبْرِي أَكُنْتَ تَسْجُدُ لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لأَحَدٍ لأَمَرْتُ النِّسَاءَ أَنْ يَسْجُدْنَ لأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ لِمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ

[AI] "I came to Hira and saw them prostrating to their idols, so I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should we not prostrate to you?' He replied, 'If I were to command someone to prostrate to someone else, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands, due to the right Allah has given them over them.'"

أَتَيْتُ الْحِيرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِمَرْزُبَانَ لَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَسْجُدُ لَكَ؟ قَالَ «لَوْ أَمَرْتُ أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ النِّسَاءَ أَنْ يَسْجُدْنَ لِأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ لِمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ حَقِّهِمْ»

[AI] An Arab man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, give me permission to prostrate to you." The Prophet ﷺ said, "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to another, I would have commanded the wife to prostrate to her husband."

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فَلِأَسْجُدَ لَكَ قَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا»

[AI] "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen men in Yemen prostrating to each other. Shouldn't we prostrate to you instead?" He replied, "If I were to command someone to prostrate to another person, I would have commanded the woman to prostrate to her husband."

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا بِالْيَمَنِ يَسْجُدُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَفَلَا نَسْجُدُ لَكَ؟ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا بَشَرًا يَسْجُدُ لِبَشَرٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا

I went to al-Hirah and saw them (the people) prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, so I said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has most right to have prostration made before him. When I came to the Prophet ﷺ, I said: I went to al-Hirah and saw them prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, but you have most right, Messenger of Allah, to have (people) prostrating themselves before you. He said: Tell me , if you were to pass my grave, would you prostrate yourself before it? I said: No. He then said: Do not do so. If I were to command anyone to make prostration before another I would command women to prostrate themselves before their husbands, because of the special right over them given to husbands by Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2140)

أَتَيْتُ الْحِيرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِمَرْزُبَانٍ لَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْجَدَ لَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ الْحِيرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِمَرْزُبَانٍ لَهُمْ فَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْجَدَ لَكَ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ مَرَرْتَ بِقَبْرِي أَكُنْتَ تَسْجُدُ لَهُ؟» قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ النِّسَاءَ أَنْ يَسْجُدْنَ لِأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ لَمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ حَقٍّ»

[AI] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ entered a wall of the Ansar, and behold, there were two camels fighting and thundering. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ approached them and put their reins on the ground. He said, "Whoever has anything with him should prostrate to him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not appropriate for anyone to prostrate to anyone else. Even if there was someone who should prostrate to someone, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands because of the great right Allah has placed upon them."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ حَائِطًا مِنْ حَوَائِطِ الأَنْصَارِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ جَمَلانِ يَضْرِبَانِ وَيَرْعَدَانِ فَاقْتَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْهُمَا فَوَضَعَا جِرَانَهُمَا بِالأَرْضِ فَقَالَ مَنْ مَعَهُ سَجَدَ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لأَحَدٍ وَلَوْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لأَحَدٍ لأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا لِمَا عَظَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ حَقِّهِ

قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ أَمَرْتُ أَحَدًا يَسْجُدُ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to someone else, I would have commanded the woman to prostrate to her husband."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا»

[AI] We were with the Prophet ﷺ during his journey, and he said, "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to someone, I would order the woman to prostrate to her husband."

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفَرِهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا»

[AI] I came to Al-Hira and saw them prostrating to their idols, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you are more worthy that we prostrate to you." He said, "Do not do that, even if I were to command it, I would command women to prostrate to their husbands because of the rights Allah has placed upon them."

أَتَيْتُ الْحِيرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِمَرْزُبَانَ لَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ أَنْ نَسْجُدَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «لَا تَفْعَلُوا وَلَوْ أَمَرْتُ بِذَلِكَ لَأَمَرْتُ النِّسَاءَ أَنْ يَسْجُدْنَ لِأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ لِمَا جَعَلَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ حَقِّهِمْ»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone else, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands as a right upon them. A woman will never have the sweetness of faith until she fulfills the rights of her husband, even if he were to ask her willingly for herself on a camel's hump."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا مِنْ حَقِّهِ عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَجِدُ امْرَأَةٌ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ حَتَّى تُؤَدِّيَ حَقَّ زَوْجِهَا وَلَوْ سَأَلَهَا نَفْسَهَا عَلَى قَتَبٍ»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to another, I would have commanded the wife to prostrate to her husband, due to the great rights that Allah has bestowed upon him."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا لِمَا عَظَّمَ اللهُ مِنْ حَقِّهِ عَلَيْهَا

"لَوْ أمَرْتُ أحَدًا أنْ يَسْجُد لأحَدٍ، لأمَرْتُ المْرَأةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا لِمَا عَظَّمَ اللهُ -تعالى- مِنْ حَقِّه عَلَيها".

"لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لأحَدٍ لأمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا".

"لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسجُدَ لأَحَدٍ، لأمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِها، مِنْ حَقِّه عَلَيهَا، وَلا تَجِدُ امْرَأةٌ حَلَاوةَ الإيمانِ، حَتَّى تُؤدِّى حَقَّ زَوْجِها، وَلَو سَأَلَهَا نَفْسها على قَتَب".

"مَا ينْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يسْجُدَ لأَحدٍ ولوْ كَانَ أَحدٌ ينْبَغِي لهُ أنْ يَسْجُدَ لأحدٍ، لأَمَرتُ الْمرأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجهَا لِمَا عَظَّمَ اللهُ عَليهَا مِنْ حَقِّه".

[AI] "I do not command anyone to prostrate to anyone. Even if I were to command someone to prostrate to someone, I would command the woman to prostrate to her husband."

"لا آمُر أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لأحَدٍ، وَلَوْ أَمْرتُ أَحَدًا يَسْجُدُ لأحَدٍ، لأَمَرْتُ الْمَرأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزوْجِهَا".