Is wudu' required for the prostration of recitation, or is it like the prostration of gratitude?
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The questioner : Finally, he asks: Is wudu' required for the prostration of recitation, or is it like the prostration of gratitude?
The Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether ritual purity is obligatory for the prostration of recitation and the prostration of gratitude, with two positions. Some said that ritual purity is not required for either the prostration of gratitude or the prostration of recitation. Others said that it is a condition. What appears to me is that it is a condition for the prostration of recitation, but not for the prostration of gratitude. This is because the prostration of gratitude may come suddenly without prior warning or a known cause, unlike the prostration of recitation. Therefore, what appears to me is that the prostration of recitation must be performed in a state of ritual purity, while the prostration of gratitude does not have to be performed in a state of ritual purity. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether ritual purity is obligatory for the prostration of recitation and the prostration of gratitude, with two positions. Some said that ritual purity is not required for either the prostration of gratitude or the prostration of recitation. Others said that it is a condition. What appears to me is that it is a condition for the prostration of recitation, but not for the prostration of gratitude. This is because the prostration of gratitude may come suddenly without prior warning or a known cause, unlike the prostration of recitation. Therefore, what appears to me is that the prostration of recitation must be performed in a state of ritual purity, while the prostration of gratitude does not have to be performed in a state of ritual purity. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.