The ruling on raising the feet during prostration and standing
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The questioner:
I sometimes see people who prostrate with their feet raised, or one of them. Does this invalidate the prayer? And is it obligatory for me to point out this error to them?
The Shaykh:
This is a deficiency in the standing. The one who raises his leg, this is a deficiency in the standing. But if this is due to a need, and the standing is long for him, and he shifts between his feet, this is called shifting. He shifts between his feet because of the length of the standing, or because he is unable and finds it difficult. He shifts due to his inability, so there is no harm in that. But if it is without need, this is disliked in the prayer, because it is a deficiency in the standing.
The questioner:
Raising them during prostration.
The Shaykh:
And likewise for prostration, no. In prostration, nothing is raised from the seven limbs without an excuse. If he raises it without an excuse, it is not valid and not sound. But I heard the limbs: the forehead, the nose, the two hands, the two knees, and the toes. It is not obligatory to place these if he weakens the seven, except if some of them have an excuse, then he must not raise them due to the excuse.
I sometimes see people who prostrate with their feet raised, or one of them. Does this invalidate the prayer? And is it obligatory for me to point out this error to them?
The Shaykh:
This is a deficiency in the standing. The one who raises his leg, this is a deficiency in the standing. But if this is due to a need, and the standing is long for him, and he shifts between his feet, this is called shifting. He shifts between his feet because of the length of the standing, or because he is unable and finds it difficult. He shifts due to his inability, so there is no harm in that. But if it is without need, this is disliked in the prayer, because it is a deficiency in the standing.
The questioner:
Raising them during prostration.
The Shaykh:
And likewise for prostration, no. In prostration, nothing is raised from the seven limbs without an excuse. If he raises it without an excuse, it is not valid and not sound. But I heard the limbs: the forehead, the nose, the two hands, the two knees, and the toes. It is not obligatory to place these if he weakens the seven, except if some of them have an excuse, then he must not raise them due to the excuse.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/28 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:27:56)
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