Will reciting the translation of a verse of Sajdah necessitate a Sajdah Tilawah?
Question
Does the recital of the translation of a verse of Sajdah necessitate the performance of a Sajdah?
Answer
If a word-for-word translation of a verse of Sajdah is read aloud, it will be necessary (Waajib) for the reader to perform a Sajdah Tilaawat. If a person hears a word-for-word translation of a verse of Sajdah read aloud and knows that this is a translation of a verse of Sajdah, then Sajdah is also necessary (Waajib) upon the listener. If the listener does not know that it is the translation of a verse of Sajdah, then Sajdah is not required.
If an explanation of a verse of Sajdah is spoken aloud, rather than its literal translation, then there is no Sajdah for the speaker or the listener.(Shaami 2/105)
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- Answered by
- Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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