The Condition of Ritual Purity in the Prostration of Recitation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is ritual purity required for the prostration of recitation?
Answer:
The stronger position is that it is not required, because the prostration of recitation is not a prayer. It is permissible to recite the Qur'an from memory, even while in a state of minor ritual impurity without having performed the ablution for prayer. In fact, it is prescribed for him to prostrate. So after the recitation, if the recitation is permissible, then the prostration is permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, is ritual purity required for the prostration of recitation?
Answer:
The stronger position is that it is not required, because the prostration of recitation is not a prayer. It is permissible to recite the Qur'an from memory, even while in a state of minor ritual impurity without having performed the ablution for prayer. In fact, it is prescribed for him to prostrate. So after the recitation, if the recitation is permissible, then the prostration is permissible.
Source
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