The virtue of praying in the right side of the row and directing this virtue in the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque

Question : The questioner says: What is the status of this hadith that Allah and His angels send blessings upon the right side of the row? And how do we reconcile this with the arrangement of the rows in the Sacred Mosque, which are circular, and likewise the position of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) minbar in the Prophet's Mosque, which is to the left of the row and not to the right?

Answer : I do not know the authenticity of the hadith mentioned by the questioner, but the right side is better than the left. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once stood up to pray at night, and Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was present. Ibn Abbas stood to his left, so the Prophet took Ibn Abbas by the head from behind and placed him on his right. This indicates that the right side is better. However, the right side is better only if it is close to the left side, or if they are equal. For example, if there are three people to the left of the imam and three to his right, and a man comes to join, we say it is better for him to be on the right. But if there are, for example, six on the right and three on the left, it is better for him to be on the left in order to be closer to the imam. The fact that this is the intended meaning is indicated by the practice in the early days of Islam: when three people prayed in congregation, the imam would stand between the two men, one on his right and the other on his left. If the right side were absolutely better, it would have been prescribed for both to stand on his right. Therefore, we say that the right side of the row is not absolutely better; rather, it is better than the left side if it is equal to it or if the difference is slight. But if the difference is significant, one should consider being closer to the imam and the imam being in the center, in which case the left side is better.
As for the answer regarding the rows in the Sacred Mosque, the imam's right side is the right up to the point opposite him in the facing row, and his left side is what is to his left up to the point opposite him in the facing row, because the row is a circle. So what is in front of the imam from the other side is the divider between the right and the left. As for the Prophet's Mosque, it is better for people to pray in the first row, not in the Raudah, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when they expanded the Prophet's Mosque, did not return until they prayed in the Raudah; rather, they prayed in the first row. As for the one who wants to pray a voluntary prayer, yes, it is permissible for him to intend the Raudah and pray in it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):