Hearing a Verse of Prostration in a Recording
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Question: If one listens to the Quran on tape and hears a verse of prostration (sajda tilawa), is it still obligatory (wajib) to perform?
Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful
No, it is not required (nor correct) to prostrate when one hears a recording of the Quran, because the conditions that make a prostration of recital necessary are not fulfilled: there is no live recital. [cf: Shurunbulali, Imdad al-Fattah]
When the Quran is recited live, such as on a live radio or television broadcast, then a prostration of recital is necessary. [Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi of Damascus]
If one wants to prostrate, the proper way would be to recite the verse oneself, and then prostrate. [ibid.]
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani
