Supplication for Guidance to the Straight Path in Prostration
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to supplicate to Allah for guidance to the Straight Path during his prostration, or should he be content with seeking guidance in the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
You have belittled Surat al-Fatihah; it is a supplication, it is a supplication. One does not recite the Qur'an; one does not recite it in bowing or in prostration. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to supplicate to Allah for guidance to the Straight Path during his prostration, or should he be content with seeking guidance in the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
You have belittled Surat al-Fatihah; it is a supplication, it is a supplication. One does not recite the Qur'an; one does not recite it in bowing or in prostration. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I was forbidden to recite the Qur'an while prostrating or bowing, or while prostrating
إني نهيت أن أقرأ القرآن ساجدا راكعا أو ساجداThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-01-03-1439هـ — af.org.sa (47:43)
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