Is ritual purity and facing the qiblah a condition for the prostration of recitation and the prostration of gratitude?
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The questioner : Is ritual purity and facing the qiblah required for the prostration of recitation and the prostration of gratitude?
The Shaykh : Yes, as far as I know, the majority of scholars say that facing the qiblah and ritual purity are necessary. As for the prostration of recitation, it is apparent that they are required, because it occurs when a person is settled and able to perform wudu' so that he can read and then prostrate. As for the prostration of gratitude, ritual purity is not required for it, because the blessings for which one prostrates come upon a person suddenly while he is in a state of ritual impurity. If he goes to perform wudu', the time passes, but if he prostrates, he catches the time. So the correct view is that there is no ritual purity that is obligatory for the prostration of gratitude. As for facing the qiblah, is it fitting for a Muslim to prostrate and have the qiblah behind him? I ask you, yes, this, this, meaning, raising this point is actually just a theoretical argument. And as for the reality, yes, well, there is no problem. And as for a person prostrating and having the qiblah behind him, I do not think anyone does this. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, as far as I know, the majority of scholars say that facing the qiblah and ritual purity are necessary. As for the prostration of recitation, it is apparent that they are required, because it occurs when a person is settled and able to perform wudu' so that he can read and then prostrate. As for the prostration of gratitude, ritual purity is not required for it, because the blessings for which one prostrates come upon a person suddenly while he is in a state of ritual impurity. If he goes to perform wudu', the time passes, but if he prostrates, he catches the time. So the correct view is that there is no ritual purity that is obligatory for the prostration of gratitude. As for facing the qiblah, is it fitting for a Muslim to prostrate and have the qiblah behind him? I ask you, yes, this, this, meaning, raising this point is actually just a theoretical argument. And as for the reality, yes, well, there is no problem. And as for a person prostrating and having the qiblah behind him, I do not think anyone does this. Yes.