Is it necessary to place the bone of the nose on the ground during prostration in Salaah?

Question: Is it necessary to place the bone of the nose on the ground during prostration in Salaah?

Question posed by: Jameel Bhai, Chatsworth

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Answer: During prostration, it is waajib (compulsory) to place the nose on the ground and press it until the bone makes contact. If a person prostrates in such a way that the nose does not touch the ground at all, or only the tip touches without the bone being pressed down, then the Salaah becomes Makrooh-e- Tahreemi (prohibitively disliked) and must be repeated. It is mentioned in Noorul-Idaah with Maraaqil-Falaah:Translation: Placing the firm bone of the nose on the ground along with the forehead during prostration is waajib (compulsory), as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ maintained this practice with consistency.(Noorul-Idaah ma‘a MaraaqilFalaah, Chapter: On the Waajibaat of Salaah, Page 139, Maktabaul-Madinah) Translation: Hazrat Abu Huraira Radiallahu Anhu reported that the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said: The best Suhoor for a believer is dates. (Sunan Abu Dawood) It is stated in Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef: “Placing the bone of the nose on the ground is Waajib. Many people fail to do so properly; at most, only the tip of the nose touches the ground. Abandoning this waajib is sinful, and habitual negligence in this matter amounts to fisq (open sinfulness).” (Fataawa Razviyyah Shareef, Volume 3, Page 253, Raza Foundation, Lahore)

Regarding the repetition of the Salaah in this case, Fataawa Amjadiyyah states: “In prostration, it is Fard (obligatory) that the forehead rests firmly on the ground, and it is Waajib to press the nose in such a manner that, after the soft part is pressed, the bone also touches the ground. If only the tip touches without the bone, then the Salaah must be repeated.” (Fataawa Amjadiyyah, Volume 1, Page 84, Maktabah Razviyyah, Karachi)

Similarly, in Bahaar-e-Shariat, it is mentioned: “If the forehead is not firmly pressed on the ground, the Salaah is invalid. And if the nose is not pressed to the extent that the bone touches the ground, the Salaah is Makrooh-eTahreemi and must be repeated.” (Bahaar-e-Shariat, Part 3, Page 68, Qadiri Kitab Ghar, Bareilly Shareef) And Allah Almighty Knows Best.

Answered By: Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi Founder & Principal of Darul Uloom Ala-Hazrat, Imam of Masjid e Khalid, unit 9 Chatsworth.