What is said in the prostration of recitation

Question:
This questioner, Rawdah Uthman, says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the supplication for the prostration of recitation? And is it permissible to prostrate without ritual purity, or without covering the head in the case of a woman, because it takes the ruling of prayer?

Answer:
In the prostration of recitation, one says what is said in the prostration of prayer: Subhan Rabb al-‘Alamin just as is said in the prostration of prayer. There is no harm, and it is not a prayer. The prostration of recitation is not a prayer. So if she prostrates with her head covered, there is no blame on her. But if she covers herself as in prayer, that is better and more excellent. And if she prostrates toward the qiblah and is in a state of purity, that is better. Otherwise, it is not required. If a person is reciting without being in a state of purity and then comes upon a verse of prostration, he prostrates even if he is not in a state of purity, because it is a submission to Allah. The prostration of recitation and the prostration of thanks do not have the ruling of prayer. Rather, it is permissible to do them while a person is not in a state of purity. As for the prostration for forgetfulness, purity is required in it, because it is a part of the prayer. The prostration for forgetfulness is a part of the prayer, and purity is required in it. As for the prostration of thanks and the prostration of recitation, the correct view is that they are permissible without purity. Yes, as a submission to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.