What is the ruling on prostration for recitation, and is it prescribed for one who is standing?
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Among his questions, O Shaykh Salih, he says: Is it obligatory for a person to perform prostration for recitation from a standing position, or from a sitting position? We ask for clarification on how to enter and exit it, and what we say during prostration for recitation?
Answer:
Prostration for recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory, according to the majority of scholars, based on the statement of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab that Allah did not make prostration obligatory upon us except that we may do it if we wish. Performing it from a standing position is better and more complete, and if one prostrates from a sitting position, there is no harm in that. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Among his questions, O Shaykh Salih, he says: Is it obligatory for a person to perform prostration for recitation from a standing position, or from a sitting position? We ask for clarification on how to enter and exit it, and what we say during prostration for recitation?
Answer:
Prostration for recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory, according to the majority of scholars, based on the statement of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab that Allah did not make prostration obligatory upon us except that we may do it if we wish. Performing it from a standing position is better and more complete, and if one prostrates from a sitting position, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم سجود التلاوة، وهل يشرع في حق من كان قائما؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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