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If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before another, I would have ordered the wife to prostrate herself before her husband

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «لو كنت آمِرًا أحدًا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها».
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before another, I would have ordered the wife to prostrate herself before her husband."
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Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that if he were going to order a human being to prostrate himself to another human being, then he would have ordered the wife to prostrate herself to her husband due to the great right that her husband has over her. However, prostrating oneself before other than Allah, the Almighty, is absolutely prohibited.

Reference

الجامع الكبير (سنن الترمذي), تأليف: محمد بن عيسى الترمذي, تحقيق وتعليق: أحمد محمد شاكر ومحمد فؤاد عبد الباقي وإبراهيم عطوة عوض -شركة مكتبة ومطبعة مصطفى البابي الحلبي - مصر - الطبعة: الثانية، 1395 هـ - 1975 م. إرواء الغليل في تخريج أحاديث منار السبيل, تأليف: محمد ناصر الدين الألباني, الناشر: المكتب الإسلامي, ط2 عام 1405. بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين, تأليف: سليم بن عيد الهلالي, دار ابن الجوزي. مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح, تأليف: علي بن سلطان القاري, الناشر: دار الفكر, ط1 عام 1422.

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