Rulings Concerning the Prostration of Recitation
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Your Eminence! What are the conditions for the prostration of recitation for the imam in a non-loud prayer, what are the conditions for the prostration of recitation for one praying alone in a loud prayer, and what are the conditions for the prostration of recitation for one who is riding in a car or walking on his way?
The prostration of recitation is the prostration whose cause is the recitation of the Qur'an. The prostrations of the Qur'an are known, praise be to Allah, and they are indicated in the mushafs. So when a person comes upon a verse containing a prostration, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for him to prostrate, following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Rightly Guided Caliphs.And in the authentic collections: (That the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), was preaching to the people on the pulpit on Friday, and he came upon the verse of prostration in Surat al-Nahl, so he descended and prostrated, and the people prostrated with him. And in the other Friday, he recited it and came upon the verse of prostration but did not prostrate,And he said: saying, "Indeed, Allah has not obligated prostration upon us except that we may do so if we wish") So the prostration of recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah). Whenever a person comes upon a verse of prostration at any time, night or day, he prostrates. However, he says takbir when he prostrates and does not say takbir when he rises, and he does not say the closing salam; because that has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In fact, there is even a consideration regarding the takbir when prostrating,For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: that he does not say takbir for the prostration nor for rising from the prostration, and he does not say the salam.
But it is recommended that he say takbir for the prostration due to a hadith that was reported regarding that. He says takbir for the prostration but not for rising from the prostration, unless he is in prayer. If he is in prayer, let him say takbir when he prostrates and when he rises.
As for the brother's question about the imam reciting the verse of prostration in a non-loud prayer, the scholars said: It is not recommended for the imam to recite a verse of prostration in a non-loud prayer;Because he is between two things: First: either he prostrates and causes disturbance to the ma'mums, especially if the mosque is spacious and the ma'mums are numerous, in which case he causes disturbance to those behind him.
The second: Or he does not prostrate, in which case he has left a recommended practice (sunnah). So the best for the imam is not to recite a verse of prostration in a non-loud prayer. But if he recites it, there is nothing wrong with it; except that in this case, he should make the ma'mums aware that this is a prostration and not a bowing, by raising his voice with the verse of prostration so that the people know that he is prostrating and not bowing.
And as for the one who recites it alone, the one who prays alone prostrates, whether in a non-loud prayer or a loud prayer.
And as for the one who recites it in a car, he also prostrates by nodding, unless he is the driver of the car. If he is the driver of the car, he does not prostrate; because if he prostrates, he becomes distracted from watching the road and throws himself into destruction.
The prostration of recitation is the prostration whose cause is the recitation of the Qur'an. The prostrations of the Qur'an are known, praise be to Allah, and they are indicated in the mushafs. So when a person comes upon a verse containing a prostration, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for him to prostrate, following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Rightly Guided Caliphs.And in the authentic collections: (That the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), was preaching to the people on the pulpit on Friday, and he came upon the verse of prostration in Surat al-Nahl, so he descended and prostrated, and the people prostrated with him. And in the other Friday, he recited it and came upon the verse of prostration but did not prostrate,And he said: saying, "Indeed, Allah has not obligated prostration upon us except that we may do so if we wish") So the prostration of recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah). Whenever a person comes upon a verse of prostration at any time, night or day, he prostrates. However, he says takbir when he prostrates and does not say takbir when he rises, and he does not say the closing salam; because that has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In fact, there is even a consideration regarding the takbir when prostrating,For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: that he does not say takbir for the prostration nor for rising from the prostration, and he does not say the salam.
But it is recommended that he say takbir for the prostration due to a hadith that was reported regarding that. He says takbir for the prostration but not for rising from the prostration, unless he is in prayer. If he is in prayer, let him say takbir when he prostrates and when he rises.
As for the brother's question about the imam reciting the verse of prostration in a non-loud prayer, the scholars said: It is not recommended for the imam to recite a verse of prostration in a non-loud prayer;Because he is between two things: First: either he prostrates and causes disturbance to the ma'mums, especially if the mosque is spacious and the ma'mums are numerous, in which case he causes disturbance to those behind him.
The second: Or he does not prostrate, in which case he has left a recommended practice (sunnah). So the best for the imam is not to recite a verse of prostration in a non-loud prayer. But if he recites it, there is nothing wrong with it; except that in this case, he should make the ma'mums aware that this is a prostration and not a bowing, by raising his voice with the verse of prostration so that the people know that he is prostrating and not bowing.
And as for the one who recites it alone, the one who prays alone prostrates, whether in a non-loud prayer or a loud prayer.
And as for the one who recites it in a car, he also prostrates by nodding, unless he is the driver of the car. If he is the driver of the car, he does not prostrate; because if he prostrates, he becomes distracted from watching the road and throws himself into destruction.