LessonsRuku, Qawmah, Sujud and the Sitting Between ProstrationsQuiz

Wa-yabsutu zahrahu describes keeping the back level in bowing, with the head neither markedly raised nor dropped. Reports describing the Prophet’s prayer indicate a balanced bowing posture.

This concerns the sunnah form of the posture and should be distinguished from the validity of the bowing itself.

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Back and Head Position in Ruku

Ruku, Qawmah, Sujud and the Sitting Between Prostrations

Wa-yabsutu zahrahu describes keeping the back level in bowing, with the head neither markedly raised nor dropped. Reports describing the Prophet’s prayer indicate a balanced bowing posture.

This concerns the sunnah form of the posture and should be distinguished from the validity of the bowing itself.