Regarding the rows, is it required to complete the first row, then the second, and to close the gaps?
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The questioner : Regarding the rows, is it required to complete the first row, then the second, and to close the gaps?
The Shaykh : Yes, the rows, like other matters, should be completed, starting with the first row, and the gaps should be closed. Yes.
The questioner : I mean, if the rows are numerous without this one being completed.
The Shaykh : This is contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : Contrary to the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And some scholars held that it should not be less than three.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if the first row is not completed, and they said that if they do not fill the rows, the imam should divide them into three rows. Yes.
The questioner : The questioners sent several questions, but some of them have already been answered in previous episodes. This is a message from the listener, Amer Jodi Harbi, from Iraq, Baghdad.
The Shaykh : Yes, the rows, like other matters, should be completed, starting with the first row, and the gaps should be closed. Yes.
The questioner : I mean, if the rows are numerous without this one being completed.
The Shaykh : This is contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : Contrary to the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And some scholars held that it should not be less than three.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if the first row is not completed, and they said that if they do not fill the rows, the imam should divide them into three rows. Yes.
The questioner : The questioners sent several questions, but some of them have already been answered in previous episodes. This is a message from the listener, Amer Jodi Harbi, from Iraq, Baghdad.