Reading from the author's words with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "Therefore, it is forbidden to pray facing anything worshipped other than Allah in general,
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The reader: "Therefore, it is forbidden to pray facing anything worshipped other than Allah in general, even if the worshipper does not intend that. Therefore, prostrating to Allah in front of a man is forbidden, even if the prostrator does not intend that, because it resembles prostrating to other than Allah. So look at how the Shari'ah has cut off resemblance in directions and in times. Just as one does not pray facing the qiblah they face, so one does not pray facing what they worship; rather, this is more corrupt. For the qiblah is a law among the laws that may differ according to the laws of the Prophets. As for prostrating to other than Allah and worshipping it, it is forbidden in the religion upon which the messengers of Allah agreed, as He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Az-Zukhruf 43:45] And also from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ".
The Shaykh : Prostrating in front of a person, this may happen frequently, especially for the imam if he is in the first row and misses part of the prayer and turns toward the ma'mumin, some of whom may be praying in front of him. How should the imam act in such a case? We say the imam should sway to the right or to the left if he cannot stand up from his place, so that it does not appear as if people are prostrating to him.
And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?
واسأل من أرسلنا من قبلك من رسلنا أجعلنا من دون الرحمن آلهةً يعبدونThe Shaykh : Prostrating in front of a person, this may happen frequently, especially for the imam if he is in the first row and misses part of the prayer and turns toward the ma'mumin, some of whom may be praying in front of him. How should the imam act in such a case? We say the imam should sway to the right or to the left if he cannot stand up from his place, so that it does not appear as if people are prostrating to him.