Surah Al A'raf Tafseer

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ وَلَهُ يَسْجُدُونَ

but they glorify His praise and prostrate themselves before Him.

Prostration, here, upon the mention that the angels prostrate to Allah is legitimate.

A Hadith reads;

أَلَا تَصُفُّونَ كَمَا تَصُفُّ الْمَلَيِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا يُتِمُّونَ الصُّفُوفَ الاُْوَلَ فَالاُْوَلَ وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِي الصَّف

Why not you stand in line (for the prayer) like the angels stand in line before their Lord! They continue the first then the next lines and they stand close to each other in line.

This is the first place in the Qur'an where it has been legitimized -- according to the agreement of the scholars -- for the readers of the Qur'an, and those listening to its recitation, to perform prostration.

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah A'raf. All praise and gratitude is due to Allah, and Allah may He be glorified and exalted, knows best.