Is it permissible to perform the prostration of recitation during the times when voluntary prayers are forbidden, and is it permissible to perform the prostration of recitation without facing the Qiblah?

The preponderant opinion among the majority of scholars is that the prostration of recitation (Sujud al-Tilawah) has the same ruling as a supererogatory prayer (Salat al-Nafl). Therefore, it requires the same conditions as a supererogatory prayer: ritual purity from minor and major impurities, cleanliness from filth, covering of the 'awrah (private parts), and facing the qiblah; because it is, in reality, a prayer.