The Method of Prostration of Gratitude and Its Conditions
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: What is the method of the prostration of gratitude? And is it obligatory for me to have wudu' (ablution) and face the qiblah when I perform this prostration?
Answer:
The prostration of gratitude is the prostration performed when a new blessing is bestowed or a calamity is averted, whether it is specific to an individual or general. One prostrates in gratitude, and wudu' (ablution) is not a condition for it; according to the correct view, wudu' (ablution) is not required for it. As for facing the qiblah, it is better to do so. Yes.
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: What is the method of the prostration of gratitude? And is it obligatory for me to have wudu' (ablution) and face the qiblah when I perform this prostration?
Answer:
The prostration of gratitude is the prostration performed when a new blessing is bestowed or a calamity is averted, whether it is specific to an individual or general. One prostrates in gratitude, and wudu' (ablution) is not a condition for it; according to the correct view, wudu' (ablution) is not required for it. As for facing the qiblah, it is better to do so. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/289 — archive.org (12:52)
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