The ruling on the imam prolonging the final prostration for supplication
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Question:
He also asks and says: Some people prolong the last prostration in the last unit of prayer, and they single it out for supplication to the exclusion of the others. Sometimes the person is an imam, and we, the followers, notice that he prolongs it more than the others. What is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We are not aware of any evidence indicating the prescription of supplication in the final prostration. Rather, the Sunnah is that it should be like the other prostrations; one should not prolong it for the people. Rather, his prostrations should be moderate and comparable, and so should his bowing, and so should his standing. He prolongs the recitation in the first and second units, and is moderate in the prostration, not prolonging it for the people in a way that causes harm. And so it is in the third and fourth units of the midday, afternoon, and night prayers: he recites al-Fatihah, bows in a moderate bowing without much length, and stands up after the bowing in a moderate manner without a length that burdens the people.
And so it is with all the prostrations, being equal: there is tranquility and moderation in them, and no haste. However, one does not single out the final prostration for extra length because there is no evidence for that. Rather, he is commanded to have tranquility and not to be hasty in... in his standing, he is humble in the recitation and does not hasten; in his bowing, he is humble and does not hasten; in his standing up after the bowing, he is tranquil and does not hasten; and so it is in the prostration, and so it is between the two prostrations. And his prayer should be comparable to the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter : O Allah, send blessings upon him. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He also asks and says: Some people prolong the last prostration in the last unit of prayer, and they single it out for supplication to the exclusion of the others. Sometimes the person is an imam, and we, the followers, notice that he prolongs it more than the others. What is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We are not aware of any evidence indicating the prescription of supplication in the final prostration. Rather, the Sunnah is that it should be like the other prostrations; one should not prolong it for the people. Rather, his prostrations should be moderate and comparable, and so should his bowing, and so should his standing. He prolongs the recitation in the first and second units, and is moderate in the prostration, not prolonging it for the people in a way that causes harm. And so it is in the third and fourth units of the midday, afternoon, and night prayers: he recites al-Fatihah, bows in a moderate bowing without much length, and stands up after the bowing in a moderate manner without a length that burdens the people.
And so it is with all the prostrations, being equal: there is tranquility and moderation in them, and no haste. However, one does not single out the final prostration for extra length because there is no evidence for that. Rather, he is commanded to have tranquility and not to be hasty in... in his standing, he is humble in the recitation and does not hasten; in his bowing, he is humble and does not hasten; in his standing up after the bowing, he is tranquil and does not hasten; and so it is in the prostration, and so it is between the two prostrations. And his prayer should be comparable to the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter : O Allah, send blessings upon him. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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