Prayer: Hearing a Sajdah Verse via Radio/TV/Recording: Is Prostration Obligatory?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Hearing a Sajdah Verse via Radio/TV/Recording: Is Prostration Obligatory?

English:

Question #498:

What is one’s shar‘ī duty upon listening to a verse that requires prostration when the reciter is not present, as from a radio, TV or recording instrument?

Answer #498:

In the given case making prostration is obligatory.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer