The ruling on prostration of recitation for one who is reading while sitting on a chair
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Question:
This student says: I was reading the Qur'an in school, then I reached a verse of prostration while I was sitting on a chair in Basra. Should I prostrate or not?
Answer:
If you prostrate, that is good, provided the place is pure and you prostrate; this is a good deed. If you do not prostrate, there is no blame on you, because prostration of recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Yes. He should face the qiblah, because he can face the qiblah. He faces the qiblah and prostrates, if he wishes, if he wants the reward and recompense. If he does not wish to prostrate, or if it is difficult for him, then it is not obligatory. Yes.
This student says: I was reading the Qur'an in school, then I reached a verse of prostration while I was sitting on a chair in Basra. Should I prostrate or not?
Answer:
If you prostrate, that is good, provided the place is pure and you prostrate; this is a good deed. If you do not prostrate, there is no blame on you, because prostration of recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Yes. He should face the qiblah, because he can face the qiblah. He faces the qiblah and prostrates, if he wishes, if he wants the reward and recompense. If he does not wish to prostrate, or if it is difficult for him, then it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-032-الصيام آداب و أحكام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:18)
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