\nNarrated Rabi`a:\n \n\n`Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse \nof Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday \n`Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O \npeople! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right \nthing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). \nAdded Ibn `Umar "Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can \ndo it."\n

\nNarrated Rabi`a:\n \n\n`Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse \nof Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday \n`Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O \npeople! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right \nthing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). \nAdded Ibn `Umar "Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can \ndo it."\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْهُدَيْرِ التَّيْمِيِّ ـ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ عَمَّا حَضَرَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَرَأَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِسُورَةِ النَّحْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ قَرَأَ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا نَمُرُّ بِالسُّجُودِ فَمَنْ سَجَدَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ فَلاَ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه‏.‏ وَزَادَ نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ السُّجُودَ إِلاَّ أَنْ نَشَاءَ‏.‏