Is prostrating on the nose and feet a recommended practice?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I read in the book *Al-Kafi fi al-Fiqh* that prostrating on the nose is a recommended practice (sunnah). Is this correct? And is it the same regarding placing the feet on the ground during prostration? What? He says: I read in the book *Al-Kafi fi al-Fiqh* that prostrating on the nose is a recommended practice (sunnah). Is this correct? And is it the same regarding placing the feet on the ground during prostration?
The Shaykh:
Yes. What is required is prostrating on the forehead, placing the forehead on the ground. As for the nose, it follows the forehead. If one prostrates on the nose only and does not prostrate on his forehead, his prostration is not valid. If he prostrates on the forehead and does not prostrate on the nose, his prostration is sufficient. His prostration is sufficient, but the more complete way is to prostrate on the forehead and the nose, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the limbs of prostration, he mentioned the forehead and pointed (peace and blessings be upon him) to his nose.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says.
The Shaykh:
As for the feet, it is necessary to prostrate on both of them; one foot is not sufficient. He prostrates on the feet, the tips of both feet. Even if it is part of it, or on part of the foot, if he prostrates on part of the foot, that is sufficient. But the perfection is that he prostrates on all of it, on the entire foot. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I read in the book *Al-Kafi fi al-Fiqh* that prostrating on the nose is a recommended practice (sunnah). Is this correct? And is it the same regarding placing the feet on the ground during prostration? What? He says: I read in the book *Al-Kafi fi al-Fiqh* that prostrating on the nose is a recommended practice (sunnah). Is this correct? And is it the same regarding placing the feet on the ground during prostration?
The Shaykh:
Yes. What is required is prostrating on the forehead, placing the forehead on the ground. As for the nose, it follows the forehead. If one prostrates on the nose only and does not prostrate on his forehead, his prostration is not valid. If he prostrates on the forehead and does not prostrate on the nose, his prostration is sufficient. His prostration is sufficient, but the more complete way is to prostrate on the forehead and the nose, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the limbs of prostration, he mentioned the forehead and pointed (peace and blessings be upon him) to his nose.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says.
The Shaykh:
As for the feet, it is necessary to prostrate on both of them; one foot is not sufficient. He prostrates on the feet, the tips of both feet. Even if it is part of it, or on part of the foot, if he prostrates on part of the foot, that is sufficient. But the perfection is that he prostrates on all of it, on the entire foot. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل السجود على الأنف والقدمين سنة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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