The ma'mum's prostration when the imam recites a prostration verse but does not prostrate
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The imam recited a verse containing a prostration, but he did not prostrate. Is it permissible for the ma'mum to prostrate?
The Shaykh:
No, he follows his imam and does not contradict his imam. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is not the prostration of recitation, and it is not obligatory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The imam recited a verse containing a prostration, but he did not prostrate. Is it permissible for the ma'mum to prostrate?
The Shaykh:
No, he follows his imam and does not contradict his imam. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is not the prostration of recitation, and it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من علق الطلاق قبل النكاح — islamhouse.com (43:12)
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