Things on which Sajdah is allowed

1085. Sajdah should be performed on earth, and on those things which are not edible and are grown from earth, like wood and leaves of trees.
It is not permissible to perform Sajdah on things which are used as food, dress and gemstones like Aqeeq (Agate).

1086. As per obligatory precaution, Sajdah should not be performed on the vine leaves.

1087. It is permissible to perform Sajdah on things which grow from the earth, and serve as fodder for animals, for example: grass, hay etc.

1088. It is in order to perform Sajdah on flowers which are not edible, however, performing Sajdah on medicinal herbs which grow from the earth like violets and borage is not permissible.

1089. Performing Sajdah on a grass which is eaten in some parts of the world, but not in the rest, is not permissible. Similarly, Sajdah on raw fruits is not allowed, even if it is not edible.

1090. It is allowed to perform Sajdah on limestone and gypsum, however, Sajdah should not be optionally performed on baked gypsum, lime, brick and baked earthenware etc. as the legitimacy of these object to perform Sajdah on them is debatable.

1091. It is permissible to perform Sajdah on paper, if it is manufactured from allowed sources like straw (wood), however, if it is made from cotton and similar things, performing Sajdah on them is not permissible. And performing Sajdah of those things about which one does not know whether it is made of those thing on which performing Sajdah is allowed or not, is not permissible and there is Ishkal (objection).

1092. Turbatul Husain (peace be upon Him) is the best thing for performing Sajdah. After it, there are earth, stone and grass, in order of priority.

1093. If a person does not possess anything on which it is allowed to perform Sajdah, or, even if he possesses such a thing, he cannot perform Sajdah on it due to severe heat or cold, he should perform Sajdah on his dress, and if that is not possible, then he should perform Sajdah on the back of his hand or on a gemstones, like on Aqeeq (Agate) ring, however, as per obligatory precaution, as long as it is possible to perform Sajdah on back of the hand he should not do Sajdah on any other thing made out of gemstones.

1094. The Sajdah performed on mud, and on soft clay on which one's forehead cannot rest steadily, is void.

1095. If the Mohr sticks to the forehead in the first Sajdah, and one does not remove it and goes for the second Sajdah, there is an Ishkal (objection) in doing so, and it should be removed from the forehead for the second Sajdah.

1096. If a thing on which a person performs Sajdah gets lost while he is offering prayers, and he does not possess any other thing on which Sajdah is allowed, if there is ample time in his disposal he should discontinue his Namaz, and if time is limited then he should act as explained in rule 1093.

1097. If a person realizes in the state of Sajdah that he has placed his forehead on a thing on which Sajdah is void, and if he becomes aware of it while he is in Sajdah, if possible he should gradually slide or move his head onto an allowed object, and if that is not possible and he has ample time is his disposal, he should discontinue his Namaz, and if there is limited time, then he should act as explained in rule 1093.

1098. If a person realizes after Sajdah, that he had placed his forehead on a thing which is not permissible for Sajdah, there is no objection.

1099. It is Haraam to perform Sajdah for anyone other than Almighty Allah. Some people place their foreheads on earth before the graves of the holy Imams (peace be upon them). If this is done to thank Allah, there is no harm in it, but otherwise it is Haraam.