The Ruling on the Prostration of Recitation for the Imam and the One Praying Behind Him
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Question:
The questioner says: I was listening to the imam while he was leading the people in the tarawih prayer. When he reached the prostration of recitation, I prostrated with him, but when he raised his head, I raised mine before him. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
The prostration of recitation is prescribed only for the reciter and the listener. It is for the reciter and the listener, not for the one who merely hears it. If one passes by and hears the prostration verse without intending to listen, this is what is prescribed for him. The prostration of recitation is prescribed only for the reciter and the listener. Do you intend to listen? If you intend to listen, and the imam prostrates, then you prostrate, but do not raise your head before him; because he is your imam. Because he is your imam, and you do not precede the imam. Yes.
The questioner says: I was listening to the imam while he was leading the people in the tarawih prayer. When he reached the prostration of recitation, I prostrated with him, but when he raised his head, I raised mine before him. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
The prostration of recitation is prescribed only for the reciter and the listener. It is for the reciter and the listener, not for the one who merely hears it. If one passes by and hears the prostration verse without intending to listen, this is what is prescribed for him. The prostration of recitation is prescribed only for the reciter and the listener. Do you intend to listen? If you intend to listen, and the imam prostrates, then you prostrate, but do not raise your head before him; because he is your imam. Because he is your imam, and you do not precede the imam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مسابقة الإمام في سجدة التلاوة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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