The ruling on prostration of recitation without ablution and facing the qiblah

Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: In the record of recitation, is prostration valid without wudu? Is it necessary to face the qiblah? Does one prostrate on his mount, or must he stand up and then lower himself into prostration?

Answer:
There is no doubt that prostrating while in a state of purity and facing the qiblah is the most valuable, best, and most complete. However, if one is not in a state of purity, some scholars hold that it is permissible, following the view of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. In fact, the Shaykh understands from his words that prostration of recitation is obligatory for the one who has performed wudu, and recommended for the one who has not.
Facing the qiblah is permissible in the voluntary prayer if there is a need for it, such as when one is reading while traveling in a car or in a house, or when he is reading and encounters a prostration verse, he prostrates even if he is not facing the qiblah, such as when he is praying at night while traveling on the road in whatever direction his mount is heading, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him.