Surah Al-Hajj, ayah 77: "O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed." Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ﴿٧٦﴾
Ya'lamu maa baina aydeehim wa maa khalfahum; wa ilal laahi turja'ul umoor
He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them. And to Allah will be returned [all] matters.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ۩ ﴿٧٧﴾
Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanur ka'oo wasjudoo wa'budoo Rabbakum waf'alul khaira la'allakum tuflihoon
O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.
وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ هُوَ ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍۢ ۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمَّىٰكُمُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِى هَٰذَا لِيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ ﴿٧٨﴾
Wa jaahidoo fil laahi haqqa jihaadih; Huwaj tabaakum wa maa ja'ala 'alaikum fid deeni min haraj; Millata abeekum Ibraaheem; Huwa sammaakumul muslimeena min qablu wa fee haaza li yakoonar Rasoolu shaheedan 'alaikum wa takoonoo shuhadaaa'a 'alan naas; fa aqeemus salaata wa aatuz zakaata wa'tasimoo billaahi Huwa mawlaakum fani'mal mawlaa wa ni'man naseer
And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.
Arabic: Tanzil, Uthmani script. English: Sahih International. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid; read from the Arabic when you can.
Meaning and lessons
Allah commands the believers to bow, prostrate, worship their Lord and do good, so that they may succeed. Ibn Kathir explains that this joins the prayer, worship in general, and good deeds toward people. He discusses whether this ayah has a prostration of recitation, and reports the hadith of Uqbah ibn Amir that Surah Al-Hajj was favoured with two prostrations, noting the weakness some found in its chain.
Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 22:77. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.
This ayah is not a place of sajdat at-tilawah. The bowing and prostration here are understood as those of salah, since ruku is mentioned with them. Surah Al-Hajj has one prostration of recitation, at 22:18.
Ayah 77 of Surah Al-Hajj (الحَجِّ), "The Pilgrimage", surah 22 of the Quran, a Medinan surah of 78 ayat revealed in Madinah. It is in juz 17 (para 17), hizb 34, on page 341 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 22/77, 22 77 or Quran 22 77.
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Questions
O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed. (Sahih International)
Allah commands the believers to bow, prostrate, worship their Lord and do good, so that they may succeed. Ibn Kathir explains that this joins the prayer, worship in general, and good deeds toward people. He discusses whether this ayah has a prostration of recitation, and reports the hadith of Uqbah ibn Amir that Surah Al-Hajj was favoured with two prostrations, noting the weakness some found in its chain.
It is in Surah Al-Hajj, surah 22 of the Quran, in juz 17 (para 17), on page 341 of the Madinah mushaf.
The ayah before, 22:76, says: "He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them. And to Allah will be returned [all] matters." The ayah after, 22:78, says: "And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper."