Hearing a verse of Sajdah while walking

QUESTION:

A family member walks past while Tilaawat of a Sajdah Ayah was read aloud. Does the person passing by need to be informed by the reciter to make a Sajdah, as they were not listening to the Tilaawat and is unaware that the Ayah was read?

ANSWER:

By listening to a verse of Sajdah, one will be required to make Sajdah irrespective of whether the verse of Sajdah was heard intentionally or unintentionally. [Re:- Fataawa Haqqaniyyah Pg.342 Vol.4] If the verse was being recited loudly while the person was passing by, then it is most likely that he would have heard the verse of Sajdah. In this instance, he should be informed so that he too makes Sajdah.

والسجدة واجبة في هذه المواضع على التال والسامع سواء قصد سماع القران او لم يقصد (الهداية ج١ص١٦٣)

والسماع شرط في حق غير التالي (شامي ج٢ص٢٧٧)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Maulana Ahmed Saeed

Date:- 01 Jumādal Ula 1445 / 15 November 2023

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb