Muwatta Malik — Hadith #34940

Ourwa reported that Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, being on the pulpit, he recited a surah where there was a prostration, on a Friday, then came down, made a prostration and the men did the same. Omar recited the same surah on another day of Friday, and as the men were about to prostrate, he said to them: "Gently, Allah has not prescribed this prostration for us unless we want to do it." He did not bow down and prevented men from doing so.” Malek said: “The imam does not have to leave his pulpit to make a prostration when he recites a verse that requires it.” Malek said: “we consider that there are eleven prostrations in the Quran, none of which are found in the surahs of “Moufassal”. And Malek said: “It is not appropriate for anyone to recite, after the dawn and Asr prayers, the Quran containing prostration because the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wa salam) r (Upon him the grace and peace of Allah) has forbidden any prayer made after the dawn prayer until sunrise and after the Asr prayer until sunset. And since prostration is part of prayer, it is inappropriate to recite from the Quran, where there is prostration at both times. Malek was asked about the one who recites the Quran where there is prostration while his wife is menstruating: should she prostrate? He replied: “neither man nor woman shall prostrate themselves unless they are in state of purity”. Malek was asked, , about a woman who recites the Quran, where there is prostration, while her husband is listening; should he prostrate with her? He replied: “He will not have to prostrate himself, because in truth; prostration is only required when the man is with others presiding in prayer, then he recites the verse where there is prostration, he prostrates himself and the men do it with him. But in case a man hears such a verse recited by another who is not his imam, he should not perform prostration. Chapter VI The two suras “al-Ikhlas and al-Mulk