The ruling on the prayer of one who prays alone behind the rows
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person prays alone behind the rows because he did not find a place, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
No, it is not valid according to the opinion of the majority of the scholars; it is not valid. However, according to the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, it is valid, because filling the rows is waived due to inability.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person prays alone behind the rows because he did not find a place, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
No, it is not valid according to the opinion of the majority of the scholars; it is not valid. However, according to the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, it is valid, because filling the rows is waived due to inability.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 106 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/الآيات/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (42:35)
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