Is it permissible for the imam in the midday prayer to prostrate when he passes a verse of prostration?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for the imam in the midday prayer to prostrate when he passes a verse of prostration?
The Shaykh : The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) say that this is disliked because it causes confusion for the worshippers, and because he would prostrate for a recitation that the followers did not hear. So they said that it is disliked for the imam in the secret prayer to recite a verse containing a prostration, and if he recites it, it is disliked for him to prostrate. But if it happens that he recites it, he should raise his voice slightly when he passes the verse of prostration so that people know he prostrated for the recitation. Raising the voice for some verses in the secret prayer is permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes let the Companions hear the recitation in the secret prayer. Yes.
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The Shaykh : The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) say that this is disliked because it causes confusion for the worshippers, and because he would prostrate for a recitation that the followers did not hear. So they said that it is disliked for the imam in the secret prayer to recite a verse containing a prostration, and if he recites it, it is disliked for him to prostrate. But if it happens that he recites it, he should raise his voice slightly when he passes the verse of prostration so that people know he prostrated for the recitation. Raising the voice for some verses in the secret prayer is permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes let the Companions hear the recitation in the secret prayer. Yes.
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