Peace be upon you. While memorizing the Quran, there are obligatory prostration verses. When I try to memorize them and repeat them often, or when I review them for memorization, is it necessary to prostrate?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
It is obligatory to prostrate for anyone who reads one of the four prostration verses in the following four surahs: Al-Sajda when reaching the phrase (and they do not show arrogance), Fussilat when reaching (you worship), Al-Najm, and Al-Alaq, which is the surah 'In the name of your Lord, read' at their conclusion.
Yes, the obligation and recommendation apply to the reader, listener, and hearer of the verses, so it is not obligatory for someone who writes them, imagines them, sees them written, or thinks of them.
Also, since the reason for the prostration is the entire verse, it is not obligatory to prostrate by reading part of it, even if it includes the prostration phrase.
Source: Commentary on Al-Urwah Al-Wuthqa, Vol. 2, Various Types of Prostration.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
In each of the following four surahs: Al-Sajda, Fussilat, Al-Najm, and Al-Alaq, there is a verse that, if a person reads or listens to it, they must prostrate immediately after finishing it. If they forget and delay, they must perform the prostration upon remembering, even in the mentioned case.
Yes, the obligated person can divide the verse into two parts; the reason for the obligation to prostrate is the entire verse, so it is not obligatory to prostrate by reading part of the verse or listening to it. They can also write the verse or think of it in their mind.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting, Prostration of Recitation.
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