The practice of spreading the feet apart in prayer is not prescribed
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on spreading the heels apart in prayer and placing large distances between them in the row?
Answer:
This is a bad practice. Those who spread their legs in prayer, taking up the space of two people and bothering the person next to them on this side and that side—this is a bad practice and is not permissible in prayer. One should only spread his feet apart by a small amount; he should not spread them apart in this manner. He exaggerates and strains himself, so much so that he strains himself. If you spread your legs, you do not strain yourself, so how can it be in prayer? This is straining, and it is not among the etiquettes of prayer. I do not know where they got this thing from.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on spreading the heels apart in prayer and placing large distances between them in the row?
Answer:
This is a bad practice. Those who spread their legs in prayer, taking up the space of two people and bothering the person next to them on this side and that side—this is a bad practice and is not permissible in prayer. One should only spread his feet apart by a small amount; he should not spread them apart in this manner. He exaggerates and strains himself, so much so that he strains himself. If you spread your legs, you do not strain yourself, so how can it be in prayer? This is straining, and it is not among the etiquettes of prayer. I do not know where they got this thing from.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1830] ظاهرة التباعد بين القدمين في الصلاة غير مشروعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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