Re: Sad state of Muslims today
As a person born into a Hanafi household if I choose to reject a verdict from the Hanafis which calls for prostration to be wajib at the time of hearing the Verses of prostration in favor of what Hazart Umar (RA) said about it being a Sunnah and not fard - something based on which the Shafis and Hanbalis have also said that this act is a Sunnah and not Wajib - is HARAM then this haram act is more beloved to me than everything in the world.
If Allah Wills, we will discuss this HARAM manner of Itiba - following an opinion with evidences - in front of Allah on the Day of Judgement!
و سجود التلاوة سنة عند جمهور الفقهاء وهو الصحيح لأنه ثبت في صحيح البخاري أن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله تعالى عنه: (قرأ يوم الجمعة على المنبر بسورة النحل حتى إذا جاء السجدة نزل فسجد وسجد الناس حتى إذا كانت الجمعة القابلة قرأ بها حتى إذا جاء السجدة قال: يا أيها الناس إنا نمر بالسجود فمن سجد فقد أصاب ومن لم يسجد فلا إثم عليه ولم يسجد عمر رضي الله تعالى عنه)
Paraphrase of the above
And the prostration of Tilawa is a Sunnah with the Majority of jurists and it is the correct (opinion) becuase it has been proven in Shaih Bukhari that Umar Ibn Khattab (RA) recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O people! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And Umar did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar “Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it.”
وأقره الصحابة على ذلك ولم ينكر عليه أو يخالفه أحد فدل ذلك على إجماع الصحابة وهذا فيه رد لقول من أوجب سجود التلاوة. ولا حجة صحيحة لمن أوجب سجود التلاوة على قارئ السجدة
And the above
And the Companions did not rebuke him on this point nor did they oppose him and this shows that there was an Ijma of the Sahabah and in this is a Rad upon he who says that the Sajdah Tilawah is a Wajib.
So you see, if I follow this despite being a Hanafi - people start saying HARAM HARAM. Very sad indeed. Well, we shall know on the day of Judgement what is HARAM and what is not!!!