The Reciter Passing by a Verse of Prostration
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 9841 ):
Q1: If the reciter passes by a verse of prostration, is it obligatory for him to be in a state of ritual purity during the prostration or not? And is it prescribed for the prostration of recitation to face the qiblah for the reciter and the listeners or not? And is prostration prescribed for every prostration in the Qur'an, or are there established prostrations other than others? And what are the established prostrations for which prostration is prescribed?
A1 : First: We have previously issued a fatwa on the prostration of recitation with number ( 1500 ). This is its text: (Some scholars hold that it is a prayer, and based on this, they condition ritual purity, facing the qiblah, saying takbir when prostrating and when rising from it, and saying salam. Others hold that it is an act of worship, but not like prayer, and based on this, they do not condition ritual purity or facing the qiblah, and other things mentioned previously. This opinion is stronger; because we do not know of any evidence indicating the condition of
ritual purity and facing the qiblah, but whenever it is easy to face the qiblah during the prostration, and to be in a state of ritual purity, that is better; to avoid the disagreement of scholars. Second: The prostrations for which prostration is prescribed in the Noble Qur'an are fourteen prostrations: in (the end of al-A'raf), and in (al-Ra'd), and (al-Nahl), and (Bani Isra'il: al-Isra'), and (Maryam), and two prostrations in (al-Hajj), and a prostration in (al-Furqan), and (al-Naml), and (Alif Lam Mim al-Tanzil: al-Sajdah) and Surah (Sad), and (Fussilat), and (al-Najm), and (al-Inshiqaq), and (Iqra' bi-smi Rabbik). And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: If the reciter passes by a verse of prostration, is it obligatory for him to be in a state of ritual purity during the prostration or not? And is it prescribed for the prostration of recitation to face the qiblah for the reciter and the listeners or not? And is prostration prescribed for every prostration in the Qur'an, or are there established prostrations other than others? And what are the established prostrations for which prostration is prescribed?
A1 : First: We have previously issued a fatwa on the prostration of recitation with number ( 1500 ). This is its text: (Some scholars hold that it is a prayer, and based on this, they condition ritual purity, facing the qiblah, saying takbir when prostrating and when rising from it, and saying salam. Others hold that it is an act of worship, but not like prayer, and based on this, they do not condition ritual purity or facing the qiblah, and other things mentioned previously. This opinion is stronger; because we do not know of any evidence indicating the condition of
ritual purity and facing the qiblah, but whenever it is easy to face the qiblah during the prostration, and to be in a state of ritual purity, that is better; to avoid the disagreement of scholars. Second: The prostrations for which prostration is prescribed in the Noble Qur'an are fourteen prostrations: in (the end of al-A'raf), and in (al-Ra'd), and (al-Nahl), and (Bani Isra'il: al-Isra'), and (Maryam), and two prostrations in (al-Hajj), and a prostration in (al-Furqan), and (al-Naml), and (Alif Lam Mim al-Tanzil: al-Sajdah) and Surah (Sad), and (Fussilat), and (al-Najm), and (al-Inshiqaq), and (Iqra' bi-smi Rabbik). And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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