What does the imam do when he passes a verse containing a prostration?

Question:
He says: If you lead people in the obligatory prayer, and you recite a surah after Surat al-Fatihah that contains a prostration, such as Surat al-Najm or Surat al-Alaq, for example, what should I do? Should I bow or prostrate?
Please inform me of this.

Answer:
If the prayer is one of the loud prayers, such as 'Isha', Fajr, or Jumu'ah, you prostrate when you pass a prostration verse, such as the end of Surat al-Najm or the end of Surat al-Alaq. You prostrate. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prostrate. You say takbir and prostrate, and the people prostrate. However, if it is a quiet prayer, and you recite it in Zuhr or 'Asr, you do not prostrate; because it causes confusion for the people. They do not know what obligated you to do that? They may think that you are distracted.
So the point is: in the quiet prayer, you do not prostrate when you recite a prostration verse, but in the loud prayer, you prostrate. Yes.