Prostration of Recitation Outside of Prayer: Are the Conditions for Prayer Required for It?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the prostration of recitation outside of prayer, are the conditions required for prayer, such as facing the qiblah and being in a state of wudu', also required for it?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars. Some hold that it is a prayer, in which case everything required for prayer is required for it. Others hold that it is an independent act of worship and not a prayer, so the conditions required for prayer are not required for it. One may prostrate while in a state of wudu' or not in a state of wudu', and one may prostrate facing the qiblah or not facing the qiblah, and one may prostrate during the times when prayer is prohibited, because it is not a prayer but an independent act of worship. This is the correct view, if Allah wills. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the prostration of recitation outside of prayer, are the conditions required for prayer, such as facing the qiblah and being in a state of wudu', also required for it?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars. Some hold that it is a prayer, in which case everything required for prayer is required for it. Others hold that it is an independent act of worship and not a prayer, so the conditions required for prayer are not required for it. One may prostrate while in a state of wudu' or not in a state of wudu', and one may prostrate facing the qiblah or not facing the qiblah, and one may prostrate during the times when prayer is prohibited, because it is not a prayer but an independent act of worship. This is the correct view, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، سجود التلاوة خارج الصلاة هل يشترط له ما يشترط للصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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