How to Lower Oneself into Prostration
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The questioner:
He says: What is the method for prostration, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
When I lower myself into prostration, he says: What is the method for that?
The Shaykh:
According to your ability. You lower yourself into prostration according to your ability. If you are strong, you place your knees before your hands, then your forehead and nose. If you are unable, sick, or elderly, there is no harm in placing your hands before your knees out of necessity. Yes.
He says: What is the method for prostration, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
When I lower myself into prostration, he says: What is the method for that?
The Shaykh:
According to your ability. You lower yourself into prostration according to your ability. If you are strong, you place your knees before your hands, then your forehead and nose. If you are unable, sick, or elderly, there is no harm in placing your hands before your knees out of necessity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيفية الهوي إلى السجود – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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