For the prostration (sujood) to be valid and complete, at least one toe of the feet must touch the ground for the duration it takes to say "Subhānallāhi’l-‘azīm".
If none of the toes touch the ground for this period, the prostration is not valid, and thus the prayer is also not valid. (Aliyyü’l-Qārī, Fathu bābi’l-‘ināyah, 1/251; Shurunbulālī, Marāqī al-falāh, 87) If the feet have touched the ground sufficiently for the prostration to be valid, lifting them off the ground beyond this does not invalidate the prayer.
Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu
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