The ruling on prostrating in Surat Sad during the prayer
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The questioner:
Prostrating in a prayer specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and knowing in which surahs there is a prostration.
The Shaykh:
One does not prostrate in Sad during the prayer, but outside the prayer there is no harm; the Muslim may prostrate if he wishes, following the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Outside the prayer, there is no harm. As for during the prayer, they even said that it invalidates the prayer, and the correct view is that the prayer is invalidated if one prostrates in Sad, because it is a prostration of gratitude and not a prostration of recitation, and what is prescribed in the prayer is only the prostration of recitation.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
If he prostrated out of ignorance, his prayer is valid, if Allah wills. In fact, some scholars say the prayer is valid even if it was not out of ignorance, because this prostration is attached to the recitation. However, the most cautious course is that one does not prostrate during the prayer.
Prostrating in a prayer specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and knowing in which surahs there is a prostration.
The Shaykh:
One does not prostrate in Sad during the prayer, but outside the prayer there is no harm; the Muslim may prostrate if he wishes, following the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Outside the prayer, there is no harm. As for during the prayer, they even said that it invalidates the prayer, and the correct view is that the prayer is invalidated if one prostrates in Sad, because it is a prostration of gratitude and not a prostration of recitation, and what is prescribed in the prayer is only the prostration of recitation.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
If he prostrated out of ignorance, his prayer is valid, if Allah wills. In fact, some scholars say the prayer is valid even if it was not out of ignorance, because this prostration is attached to the recitation. However, the most cautious course is that one does not prostrate during the prayer.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب سجود السهو وغيره — islamhouse.com (43:12)
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