970 - Muhammad ibn Yahya informed us, saying: Mu'adh ibn Mu'adh narrated to us, saying: Ibn 'Awn informed us, from 'Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Yasar, from his father, who said: 'If a man recites a [verse of] prostration, he should not prostrate until he finishes the verse; when he finishes it, he should raise his hands, say the takbir, and prostrate.'

971 - Ibn 'Awn said: 'And Muhammad said the same as this.'

Chapter: Whoever recites a [verse of] prostration during Tawaf (circumambulation)

• I said to Ishaq: 'A man recites a [verse of] prostration while he is performing Tawaf of the House (the Ka'bah)?' He said: 'He should gesture [with his head].'

972 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, saying: Hushaym narrated to us, saying: A sheikh informed us, saying: 'Ata' and al-Hakam were asked about someone who recites a [verse of] prostration during Tawaf? One of them said: "He should prostrate toward the House." The other said: "He should gesture."

973 - Hushaym said: "And it is more beloved to us."

Chapter: Whoever recites a [verse of] prostration while walking

• I said to Ishaq: 'What if he recites a [verse of] prostration while he is walking on the road?' He said: 'He should gesture.'

974 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from Mansur, from Ibrahim, that a man asked al-Aswad about a prostration on the road, so he gestured with his head.

975 - Yahya ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, saying: Al-Yaman ibn 'Adi narrated to us, saying: I heard al-Zubaydi say: 'If a man recites a [verse of] prostration while he is on the road, he should gesture with his head.'