مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٢٢٥ - RUKU (BOWING)

person and the hands and knees of other people e.g. if his hands are very long so, that if he bends alittle they reach his knees, or his knees are lower than others, so that he must bend himself much to make his hands reach his knees, he should bend to the usual extent.
١٠٣٦. A person, who performs bowing in the sitting posture should bend so much that his face reaches opposite his Knees. And it is better that he should bend somuch that his face reaches near the place of prostration.
١٠٣٧. It is better that if a person has option in the matter he should say in bowing Subhannallah thrice or Subhana Rabbiyal Azimi wa bi hamdih once. And what isapparent is that uttering any recitation to this extent is sufficient. However if time is short or one is helpless in the matter saying only Subhana is sufficient.
١٠٣٨. The recitation of bowing should be uttered consecutively and in correct Arabic, and it is recommended that it should be uttered ٣ or ٥ times or ٧ times andeven more than that.
١٠٣٩. In bowing our body should be still to the extent of uttering obligatory recitation and in recommended recitation also stillness of the body is better if it isrestricted to bowing.
١٠٤٠. If at the time when a man is uttering the obligatory recitation of bowing he moves so much involuntarily that he ceases to be in a state of stillness of thebody, it is better that after his body becomes still he utters the recitation again. However, if he moves so little that he does not cease to be in a state of stillness ofthe body, or moves his fingers, there is no harm in it.
١٠٤١. If the person concerned utters intentionally the recitation of bowing before he bends to the extent of bowing and his body becomes still his prayers is void.
١٠٤٢. If a person intentionally raises his head from bowing before the completion of obligatory recitation, his prayers is