Bow down and prostrate yourselves...

Bow down and prostrate yourselves,” [^23] and “You see them bowing and prostrating {in worship}.” [^24] • Sujud is the symbol of faith in the divine signs: “Only those believe in Our signs who, when they are reminded of them, fall down in prostration.” [^25] • Nightly prostration is one of the signs of the righteous servants of God: “The servants of the All-beneficent are… those who spend the night with their Lord, prostrating and standing {in worship}.” [^26] • Sujud is the adornment of prayer.

So, perform it properly. Imam as-Sadiq ( ‘a ) says: “Whenever you perform prayer, perform the ruku‘ and sujud well as God will give seventy times the reward or even more.”[^27] • Sujud is the source of pride of God to the angels, and thus, it entails His favor such that in every sujud , one of man’s…