What is the ruling on prostration of recitation?
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The questioner: My master, the one who is reciting the Qur'an and a prostration verse comes to him.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: The one who is reciting the Qur'an and a prostration verse comes in it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And he did not prostrate, what is the ruling?
The Shaykh: ... This is a good question, this is a good question, O Abu Ahmad. The answer is as we have spoken about regarding reciting the Qur'an in a state of ritual purity and in a state other than ritual purity. Yes, prostration is a recommended practice, but it is not obligatory, meaning if you leave it, you do not sin. And the evidence is that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, the rightly guided caliph, distinguished by the testimony of the Messenger that he is al-Farouq (the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood), if he took a path, Satan took a path other than his. "He delivered a Friday sermon to the Muslims, and a prostration verse came, so he descended from the pulpit and prostrated, and all the people prostrated." A second sermon came: "And he recited a prostration verse, so the people prepared to prostrate, and he said," not only did he not prostrate, he gave them a lesson, he said:, so he did not prostrate except if we will. What does that mean? It means it is not obligatory upon us. So if you want to draw near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and a prostration verse comes, prostrate; this is the best. If you did not prostrate, you will not be a sinner; because the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, in the presence of the entire group of Companions and others from the great Tabi'un, said: ; so this is not obligatory. And this is also from the ease, because many people, due to their lack of knowledge of this ruling, are hesitant. You will find a person restrained, wanting to prostrate for some reason or circumstance, but he cannot, as if he feels that he is what? A sinner! No, no; the matter is not so. So praise be to Allah who guided us to this, and we would not have been guided had Allah not guided us. What do you think, are you going to go sleep? Let's go.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: The one who is reciting the Qur'an and a prostration verse comes in it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And he did not prostrate, what is the ruling?
The Shaykh: ... This is a good question, this is a good question, O Abu Ahmad. The answer is as we have spoken about regarding reciting the Qur'an in a state of ritual purity and in a state other than ritual purity. Yes, prostration is a recommended practice, but it is not obligatory, meaning if you leave it, you do not sin. And the evidence is that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, the rightly guided caliph, distinguished by the testimony of the Messenger that he is al-Farouq (the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood), if he took a path, Satan took a path other than his. "He delivered a Friday sermon to the Muslims, and a prostration verse came, so he descended from the pulpit and prostrated, and all the people prostrated." A second sermon came: "And he recited a prostration verse, so the people prepared to prostrate, and he said," not only did he not prostrate, he gave them a lesson, he said:
O people, indeed Allah (Mighty and Majestic) did not command us to prostrate except if we will.
يا أيها الناس ، إن الله - عز وجل - لم يأمرنا بالسجود إلا أن نشاءIndeed Allah did not command us to prostrate except if we will.
إنَّ الله لم يأمُرْنا بالسجود إلا أن نشاء
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