Is prostration valid if one prostrates on the fingertips of the hands?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a person prostrates on the fingertips of his hands and makes his hands in prostration like a dome, such that the palms of his hands do not touch the ground,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If a person prostrates on the fingertips of his hands and makes his hands in prostration like a dome, and the palms of his hands do not touch the ground, is his prostration valid?
The Shaykh:
Prostration is valid if any part of the limb is placed on the ground, even if it is a little; his prostration is valid, but it is deficient. Yes. However, if he raises the limb completely and does not prostrate on it without an excuse, his prostration is invalid. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a person prostrates on the fingertips of his hands and makes his hands in prostration like a dome, such that the palms of his hands do not touch the ground,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If a person prostrates on the fingertips of his hands and makes his hands in prostration like a dome, and the palms of his hands do not touch the ground, is his prostration valid?
The Shaykh:
Prostration is valid if any part of the limb is placed on the ground, even if it is a little; his prostration is valid, but it is deficient. Yes. However, if he raises the limb completely and does not prostrate on it without an excuse, his prostration is invalid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/171] هل يصح السجود إذا سجد على أنامل اليدين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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