Is ritual purity required for the prostration of recitation, and what is said in it?
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The questioner : Is ritual purity required for the prostration of recitation? And what is the correct wording for this prostration?
The Shaykh : The prostration of recitation is the prescribed prostration when a person recites the verse of prostration, and the prostration verses in the Qur'an are known. If he intends to prostrate, he says Allahu Akbar, prostrates, and says Sahih al-Bukhari 4293 then he raises his head without saying Allahu Akbar or the closing salam, unless the prostration is during the prayer. For example, if the reciter is praying and recites a prostration verse, it is obligatory for him to say Allahu Akbar when he prostrates and it is obligatory for him to say Allahu Akbar when he stands up, because all those who described the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that he says Allahu Akbar whenever he lowers himself and raises himself. This includes the prostration of the prayer and the prostration of recitation. As for what some people do, where they say Allahu Akbar when they prostrate but do not say it when they stand up, and the prostration is within the prayer itself, I do not know any basis for this in the Sunnah or in the statements of the scholars.
As for the questioner's asking whether ritual purity is required for the prostration of recitation, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. Some said that one must be in a state of ritual purity, and some said that it is not required. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to prostrate without being in a state of ritual purity. However, what I see is that the safer course is not to prostrate unless one is in a state of ritual purity.
The questioner : The listener also asks, O Shaykh Muhammad, he says.
The Shaykh : The prostration of recitation is the prescribed prostration when a person recites the verse of prostration, and the prostration verses in the Qur'an are known. If he intends to prostrate, he says Allahu Akbar, prostrates, and says
Glory be to my Lord, the Most High
سبحان ربي الأعلىSubhanaka Allahumma Rabbanã wa bihamdika, Allãhumma ighfirli
سبحانك اللهم ربنا وبحمدك اللهم اغفر ليO Allah, to You I prostrate, in You I believe, and upon You I rely. My face prostrates to Allah who created it, gave it its form, and opened its hearing and sight by His power and might. O Allah, record for me by it a reward, remove from me by it a burden, make it for me a store with You, and accept it from me as You accepted it from Your servant Dawud.
اللهم لك سجدت، وبك ءامنت، وعليك توكلت، سجد وجهي لله الذي خلقه وصوّره وشق سمعه وبصره بحوله وقوته، اللهم اكتب لي بها أجراً، وضع عني بها وزراً، واجعلها لي عندك ذخراً، وتقبّلها مني كما تقبلتها من عبدك داوودAs for the questioner's asking whether ritual purity is required for the prostration of recitation, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. Some said that one must be in a state of ritual purity, and some said that it is not required. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to prostrate without being in a state of ritual purity. However, what I see is that the safer course is not to prostrate unless one is in a state of ritual purity.
The questioner : The listener also asks, O Shaykh Muhammad, he says.