Those who disliked passing a verse of prostration without prostrating

Ata bin al-Sa'ib said: Once I entered the mosque and there were two old men sitting, one of whom was reciting the Qur'an to the other. I sat down with them. One of them was Qays bin al-Sakan al-Asadi, and the other was reciting Surah Maryam to him. When he reached the verse of prostration, Qays bin al-Sakan said: "Leave it, for we dislike that the people of the mosque should see us." So he left it and recited what came after it. Then Qays said: "By Allah, it was Satan who prompted us to leave that verse. Recite it." So he recited it, and we prostrated.

Al-Sha'bi said: The predecessors used to dislike passing over a verse of prostration without prostrating.

Concerning a man who recites a verse of prostration in prayer, al-Hasan said: It is not proper for him to pass over it and leave it; rather he should prostrate for it, and if he wishes he may bow for it.

Ibrahim said: It is not right to pass over a verse of prostration and leave it. Rather, if he wishes he may recite it and prostrate, and if he wishes he may bow.