WHAT IS SJADAH OF TILAVET (reading) AND HOW TO DO IT
Prostration of recitation is respect to Allah. There are verses of prostration in fourteen surahs of the Holy Quran. It is obligatory to prostrate to someone who reads or hears one of these. If the verse of prostration is read during the prayer, the prostration of recitation must be performed during the prayer. If he is to continue reading the Quran after the verse of prostration, he immediately performs the prostration of recitation after the verse of prostration and immediately stands up and continues reading from where he left off. If he does not continue reciting after the verse of prostration or if he will read at most three more verses, he will perform ruku and prostration, and it is not necessary to perform prostration of recitation. If a person who is not in prayer hears the prostration verse recited during prayer, he must prostrate. If a person performing prayer hears the verse of prostration recited by someone who is not in prayer, he must perform the prostration of recitatio...