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Is Sujud At-Tilawah One or Two?

07-12-2002

Question 32750

Is Sujud At-Tilawah (prostration recomended when reading certain verses of the Quran) one or two prostrations?

Summary of answer:

Sujud At-Tilawah is one prostration which the Muslim performs when he reads any of the verses of prostration, which are marked in the Mus-haf.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

Sujud At-Tilawah is one prostration which the Muslim performs when he reads any of the verses of prostration, which are marked in the Mus-haf. 

The jurists agreed that Sujud At-Tilawah consists of one prostration.” (Al-Mawsu`ah Al-Fiqhiyyah, 24/331) 

For more details, please see the following answers: 4924 , 4913 , 4890 , and 73402 .

And Allah knows best.

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