What is the ruling on prostrating alone for supplication?
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The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible for a person to prostrate and supplicate to Allah at any time, without prayer?
The Shaykh:
Is it?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a person to prostrate and supplicate to Allah at any time, without prayer?
The Shaykh:
Prostrating alone is not prescribed except for one of two things: either prostration of gratitude to Allah the Exalted, or prostration of recitation. If one is reciting the Qur'an and comes upon a verse of prostration, he prostrates. Or if a blessing is renewed for him, or a calamity is averted, whether for him specifically or for the Muslims in general, he prostrates in gratitude to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
He asks: Is it permissible for a person to prostrate and supplicate to Allah at any time, without prayer?
The Shaykh:
Is it?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a person to prostrate and supplicate to Allah at any time, without prayer?
The Shaykh:
Prostrating alone is not prescribed except for one of two things: either prostration of gratitude to Allah the Exalted, or prostration of recitation. If one is reciting the Qur'an and comes upon a verse of prostration, he prostrates. Or if a blessing is renewed for him, or a calamity is averted, whether for him specifically or for the Muslims in general, he prostrates in gratitude to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم السجود المفرد للدعاء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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