Is wudu' required for the prostration of recitation? And what is the ruling on the prostration of recitation when hearing the verse of prostration?
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The questioner : Is wudu' required for the prostration of recitation?
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : Is wudu' required for the prostration of recitation?
The Shaykh : Do you mean you are asking about the prostration of recitation outside of prayer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the prostration of recitation permissible without wudu'?
The questioner : Yes, that is what you asked.
The Shaykh : Or is it obligatory? We say: It is not obligatory, and it is permissible to prostrate without wudu' and without ritual purity, because the prostration of recitation is like any other form of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), and the known ruling applies to it, which is that it is better to remember Allah while in a state of purity. This includes saying Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), and La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah). This includes prostration, whether it is the prostration of recitation or the prostration of gratitude; it is better to be in a state of purity, but it is not obligatory for him. So it is permissible to prostrate the prostration of recitation as he is, meaning as he is without ritual purity, meaning as he is without facing the qiblah, meaning as he is in a place that may not be pure, in clothes that may not be pure, and so on, because it is like saying Subhan Allah and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) and the like.
The questioner : If you are listening to the Qur'an and a verse of prostration passes by, do you prostrate?
The Shaykh : The answer has already been given. If you prostrate, it is better for you, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah). If you leave it, there is no sin on you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. And if you are standing, do you prostrate or sit down first and then prostrate? And if you are sitting, do you prostrate or stand up first and then prostrate?
The Shaykh : If you are standing, you prostrate immediately without sitting. And if you are sitting, you prostrate immediately without standing up, then sitting, then prostrating. Is that clear?
The questioner : Clear. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : Is wudu' required for the prostration of recitation?
The Shaykh : Do you mean you are asking about the prostration of recitation outside of prayer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the prostration of recitation permissible without wudu'?
The questioner : Yes, that is what you asked.
The Shaykh : Or is it obligatory? We say: It is not obligatory, and it is permissible to prostrate without wudu' and without ritual purity, because the prostration of recitation is like any other form of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), and the known ruling applies to it, which is that it is better to remember Allah while in a state of purity. This includes saying Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), and La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah). This includes prostration, whether it is the prostration of recitation or the prostration of gratitude; it is better to be in a state of purity, but it is not obligatory for him. So it is permissible to prostrate the prostration of recitation as he is, meaning as he is without ritual purity, meaning as he is without facing the qiblah, meaning as he is in a place that may not be pure, in clothes that may not be pure, and so on, because it is like saying Subhan Allah and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) and the like.
The questioner : If you are listening to the Qur'an and a verse of prostration passes by, do you prostrate?
The Shaykh : The answer has already been given. If you prostrate, it is better for you, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah). If you leave it, there is no sin on you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. And if you are standing, do you prostrate or sit down first and then prostrate? And if you are sitting, do you prostrate or stand up first and then prostrate?
The Shaykh : If you are standing, you prostrate immediately without sitting. And if you are sitting, you prostrate immediately without standing up, then sitting, then prostrating. Is that clear?
The questioner : Clear. May Allah reward you with good.
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