Sujud

Prostrate must be on all seven parts of the body

If a person does not prostrate on all seven parts of the body, then his prayer is invalid

We see some worshippers lifting up one or both of their feet whilst prostrating. What is the ruling on this action?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All the Praise is to Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala. Peace and Blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad His Messenger.

When a worshipper prostrates, he must prostrate on all seven parts of the body on which the Prophet SAW commanded us to prostrate. They are: the face, including the forehead and nose; the two hands; the two knees; and the edges of the two feet (i.e., the toes).

Al-Nawawi said: If one omits any of them, then his prayer is not valid. [Sharh Muslim]

Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

It is not permissible for a worshipper to lift up any of these seven parts of the body when prostrating, because the Prophet SAW said:

“I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones: on the forehead, and he pointed to his nose, and on the two hands, the two knees and the edges of the two feet (i.e., the toes).”

[Narrated by Al-Bukhari, 812; Muslim, 490]

If he lifts up one or both of his feet, or one or both of his hands, or his forehead or nose, or both of them, then his prostration is invalid, and if his prostration is invalid then his prayer is also invalid.

[Liqaa’at al-Baab al-Maftuh by Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/9]

[Excerpted from Islam QA]