Is sujood al-tilaawah one or two prostrations?

Publication : 07-12-2002

Question

Is sujood al-tilaawah (prostration required when reading certain verses of the Qur’aan) one or two prostrations?.

Praise be to Allah.

Sujood al-tilaawah is one prostration which the Muslim performs when he reads any of the verses of prostration, which are marked in the Mus-haf.

The fuqaha’ are agreed that sujood al-tilaawah consists of one prostration.

Al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 24/331.

Source: Islam Q&A

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