Is it permissible to stand alone in a row in the tarawih prayer or the obligatory prayers?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, O Shaykh, is it permissible for one to pray in a row, not in the row?

The presenter : Raise your voice, please, my brother.

The questioner : It is permissible for one to stand alone in a row in the tarawih prayer.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a person to stand alone from the row, neither in the tarawih prayer nor in the obligatory prayers, unless the row in front of him is complete, in which case he may stand alone in a row.

The questioner : If we are able, O Shaykh, meaning if it is full, can he do so?

The Shaykh : If the row is complete, he may stand alone in a row, and if it is not complete, he may not stand alone, neither in tarawih nor in the obligatory prayers.

The questioner : Do the same rules apply to women as to men, O Shaykh? The same rules apply to women as to men.

The Shaykh : Women are the same; if they are in a group, for example, if there are two women or more, they must form a row. But if there is only one woman, she stands behind the row, and there is no harm in that.