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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to prostrate before reciting the surah, meaning to perform the prostration of recitation before the recitation?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it permissible to prostrate before reciting the surah, knowing that I will recite the surah, meaning to perform the prostration of recitation before the recitation?

Answer:
The prostration of recitation is not prescribed except when reciting the verse of prostration. As for prostrating before reciting the verse of prostration, that is not prescribed.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أسجد السجدة قبل قراءتي للسورة، وأقصد تقديم سجدة التلاوة قبل القراءة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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