Question:
Is it wajib to do sajdah-e-tilwah when reading an English translation of the Qur’an? What about listening to an English translation?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is wājib upon the reciter to perform sajdah tilāwah when reading an English translation of a sajdah verse.[1]
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam
www.darulfiqh.com
[1] (قَوْلُهُ وَلَوْ بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ) أَقُولُ التِّلَاوَةُ مُوجِبَةٌ عَلَى التَّالِي اتِّفَاقًا فَهِمَ أَوْ لَمْ يَفْهَمْ كَمَا فِي الْبَحْرِ (حاشية الشرنبلالي على الدرر ج 1 ص 155 مير محمد كتب)
أحسن الفتاوى ج 4 ص 63 أيج أيم سعيد