Is wudu' obligatory in the prostration of recitation?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Salim?
The questioner : May Allah forgive you. Some people [do not perform] wudu' for the prostration of recitation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If one comes upon the prostration of recitation while not in a state of wudu', does he not prostrate?
The Shaykh : As for the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), he says: Wudu' is not obligatory for the prostration of recitation. As for the majority of scholars, they say: It is obligatory, because it is the norm that the reciter is in a state of wudu', and ritual purity is required.
And what is stronger in my view is that ritual purity is required for the prostration of recitation, but not for the prostration of gratitude, because the prostration of recitation comes when a person is able to perform wudu', whereas gratitude comes without prior preparation for it. So if something that pleases him comes to him while he is not in a state of wudu', let him prostrate.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you. Some people [do not perform] wudu' for the prostration of recitation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If one comes upon the prostration of recitation while not in a state of wudu', does he not prostrate?
The Shaykh : As for the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), he says: Wudu' is not obligatory for the prostration of recitation. As for the majority of scholars, they say: It is obligatory, because it is the norm that the reciter is in a state of wudu', and ritual purity is required.
And what is stronger in my view is that ritual purity is required for the prostration of recitation, but not for the prostration of gratitude, because the prostration of recitation comes when a person is able to perform wudu', whereas gratitude comes without prior preparation for it. So if something that pleases him comes to him while he is not in a state of wudu', let him prostrate.