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Would the act of prostrating (making sajda) be worship in of itself?
I have been thinking about this issue and I would say it does not because Prophet Yaqoub did it to his son Prophet Yousef.
However, I'm curious to see if anyone holds a different view and WHY do you hold that view? Evidences are the main issue.
Please don't say it was a different Shari'ah, as this itself has no evidence.
From all of the discussions I've had regarding prostration, I've concluded the following =
There's no sufficient evidence from Quran and Sunnah explicitly saying prostration is an act of worship in of itself.
If prostration was worship, every Muslim would be worshiping the thing in front of them. There would be no Muslims left on earth.
The angels would've been worshiping Prophet Adam.
Prophet Yaqoub and his family would be worshiping Prophet Yousef.
Rasolullah himself would be worshiping the Kaba.
So from the lack of explicit evidence and the rational conclusions, prostration is NOT and act of worship in of itself.
Assalam o alaikum ya akhi,
This is a good question. I will mention few points insha'Allah and you are to decide as I am not a scholar,
Allah knows best
Yes, prostration is an act of worship in itself.
The reason is quite simple. If you see someone prostrating in front of someone or something, there is no doubt in our mind that he is worshipping.
Over the period of generations, certain acts have become so universally associated with worship, that they are now in-separable.
If you look at differents act of worship in Haj, you will notice that all the acts of worship that humans have constructed to worship any deity, Allah has individualized them for Himself. e.g. circling of Kaaba, shaving of head etc
