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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit “prostrating like a camel” for the sake of disapproval or prohibition?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from prostrating like a camel, is the prohibition for the sake of disapproval or prohibition?

Answer:
Disapproval, disapproval. These are matters disliked in prayer. Imitating animals is disliked in prayer. Yes. And even outside of prayer, it is disliked for a person to imitate animals. But prayer, because it is an act of worship, one does not imitate animals in it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/160] هل نهي النبي ﷺ عن "بُرُوك مثل البعير" للتنزيه أم للتحريم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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