Is it prescribed for one who hears a reciter on a tape or on the radio recite a prostration verse to prostrate?

Question : He says: Is it prescribed for one who hears a reciter on a tape or on the radio recite to prostrate, or not?

Answer : The answer is: No, it is not prescribed, because this reciter did not prostrate, and if the reciter does not prostrate, the listener does not prostrate, for the reciter is the imam. This is if the reciter is reciting live. As for if it is recorded, it is not prescribed in the first place, because the recording is a reproduction of the reciter's voice. Therefore, it is not prescribed for one who hears a recorded adhan to follow the mu'adhdhin, because this is a reproduction of a voice, and perhaps the mu'adhdhin has died.