A man prayed in the Haram and, due to the crowd, prayed standing without bowing or prostrating; what is his obligation?
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The questioner : A man prayed in the Haram, and it was a time of crowding, so he prayed standing.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he did not bow and did not prostrate?
The questioner : He did not bow and did not prostrate.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory, if there is a crowd, for a person to perform the bowing, because bowing is easy. As for prostration, he should wait until the people stand up, then prostrate. Or he should sit and indicate the prostration, or prostrate on the back of a person, as some scholars have held that one should prostrate on the back of a person.
But what I see is that he should either indicate the prostration or wait until the imam stands up, then prostrate after him. Perhaps indicating the prostration is better in that he does not lag behind the imam, and he has feared Allah as much as he was able. Yes.
The questioner : Does he have to repeat the prayer now?
The Shaykh : If he repeats it, that is more beloved to me. If he repeats it, that is more beloved to me.
That is enough... Now, from the right.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he did not bow and did not prostrate?
The questioner : He did not bow and did not prostrate.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory, if there is a crowd, for a person to perform the bowing, because bowing is easy. As for prostration, he should wait until the people stand up, then prostrate. Or he should sit and indicate the prostration, or prostrate on the back of a person, as some scholars have held that one should prostrate on the back of a person.
But what I see is that he should either indicate the prostration or wait until the imam stands up, then prostrate after him. Perhaps indicating the prostration is better in that he does not lag behind the imam, and he has feared Allah as much as he was able. Yes.
The questioner : Does he have to repeat the prayer now?
The Shaykh : If he repeats it, that is more beloved to me. If he repeats it, that is more beloved to me.
That is enough... Now, from the right.