Is it permissible to perform prostration of recitation by nodding?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform prostration of recitation by nodding?
The Shaykh:
If he is unable to prostrate on the ground, prostration of recitation is recommended, not obligatory. So if he is unable to prostrate on the ground, he prostrates by nodding. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is that if he prostrates by nodding while he is able to prostrate on the ground, he has not attained the Sunnah and the virtue. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform prostration of recitation by nodding?
The Shaykh:
If he is unable to prostrate on the ground, prostration of recitation is recommended, not obligatory. So if he is unable to prostrate on the ground, he prostrates by nodding. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is that if he prostrates by nodding while he is able to prostrate on the ground, he has not attained the Sunnah and the virtue. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [26 -3022] هل يجوز سجود التلاوة بالإيماء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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