Prostration of recitation and returning the salam heard on the radio or a tape recorder

Question

If a verse of prostration (sajdat al-tilawa) is heard on a tape recorder or on the radio, will the prostration of recitation be wajib? Also, if “al-salamu ʿalayk” is heard in the said situations, will replying to it also be wajib?

Answer

If the recitation of a reciter or the voice of a speaker has been stored (recorded) in some device, then hearing a verse of prostration from it does not make the prostration of recitation binding (lazim). The tape recorder has the same ruling. Replying to its salam is not necessary either. As for the radio, the demand of caution (ihtiyat)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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