What is the ruling on raising some of the limbs of prostration during prayer?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A person who is prostrating, O Shaykh, raises one of the limbs of prostration; does his prayer become invalid while he is prostrating?
The Shaykh : It appears that if he raises it for the entire duration of the prostration, meaning he remains prostrating while having one of the limbs raised, then his prostration is invalid, and if the prostration is invalid, the prayer is invalid. However, if he raises it for a brief moment, such as scratching his leg with the other and then returning it to its place, I hope there is no blame on him. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A person who is prostrating, O Shaykh, raises one of the limbs of prostration; does his prayer become invalid while he is prostrating?
The Shaykh : It appears that if he raises it for the entire duration of the prostration, meaning he remains prostrating while having one of the limbs raised, then his prostration is invalid, and if the prostration is invalid, the prayer is invalid. However, if he raises it for a brief moment, such as scratching his leg with the other and then returning it to its place, I hope there is no blame on him. Yes.