Is it better to stand close to the imam on Friday in the second row, even if there is space in the first row?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it better to stand close to the imam on Friday in the second row, even if there is space in the first row to his right or left?
Answer:
It is better to complete the first row, then the next. Today, thanks to the microphones, praise be to Allah, it is all the same; one hears the voice even if he is in the last row. It is better to complete the first row. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it better to stand close to the imam on Friday in the second row, even if there is space in the first row to his right or left?
Answer:
It is better to complete the first row, then the next. Today, thanks to the microphones, praise be to Allah, it is all the same; one hears the voice even if he is in the last row. It is better to complete the first row. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [628 -954] هل الأفضل الدنو من الإمام يوم الجمعة في الصف الثاني، وإن كان في الصف الأول فراغ..؟ — youtube.com
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