مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٢٣٤ - SAJDATAYN(TWO PROSTRATIONS)
made of cotton or something resembling it.
١٠٩٢. Turbatul Husayn (clay of Karbala) is the
best thing for performing prostration. After it there are earth, stone
and grass in order of priority.
١٠٩٣. If a person does not possess anything on
which it is lawful to perform prostration or, even if he does posses
such a thing but cannot perform prostration onit on account of severe
heat or coldness, he should perform prostration on his dress and if even
this is not possible he should perform prostration on the back of his
hand oron any other thing on which it is not permissible to perform
prostration optionally. However, the recommended precaution is that so
long as it is possible to performprostration on the back of ones hand it
should not be performed on any other such thing.
١٠٩٤.The prostration performed on mud and on soft clay on which ones forehead cannot remain calm is void.
١٠٩٥. If the mohr sticks to the forehead in the first prostration it should be removed from the forehead for the second prostration.
١٠٩٦. If the thing on which a person performs
prostration, is lost while he is offering prayers, and he does not
possess any other thing on which prostration may bein order, and he has
sufficient time at his disposal he should break the prayers. In case
however, time is short he should act in the manner narrated in article
١٠٩٣.
١٠٩٧. If a person realizes in the state of
prostration that he has placed his forehead on a thing, on which
prostration is void. he should raise his head from thatthing, and
perform prostration on a thing, on which prostration is in order. And if
this is not possible, and time for offering prayers is ample, he should
break the prayers.And if the time is short he should act in the manner
narrated in article ١٠٩٣.
١٠٩٨. If a person realizes after prostration that he has placed