Facing the Qiblah in the Prostration of Recitation
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh Sa'id, when I am reciting the Qur'an and I come upon the verses of prostration, is it permissible for me to prostrate facing a direction other than the Qiblah, and without being in a state of ritual purity?
Answer:
It is better to prostrate facing the Qiblah; because this is an act of worship, and facing the Qiblah in acts of worship is better. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh Sa'id, when I am reciting the Qur'an and I come upon the verses of prostration, is it permissible for me to prostrate facing a direction other than the Qiblah, and without being in a state of ritual purity?
Answer:
It is better to prostrate facing the Qiblah; because this is an act of worship, and facing the Qiblah in acts of worship is better. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/299 — archive.org (5:31)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.