A man maintaining a fixed place in the first row
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man maintains a permanent place in the first row. Is this considered part of the Sunnah, or should he change it from time to time?
Answer:
By Allah, if he does not miss the prayer and there is no obstacle to him securing a specific place that no one else takes before him, that is fine. But if he reserves it and does not come until the last of the people, that is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man maintains a permanent place in the first row. Is this considered part of the Sunnah, or should he change it from time to time?
Answer:
By Allah, if he does not miss the prayer and there is no obstacle to him securing a specific place that no one else takes before him, that is fine. But if he reserves it and does not come until the last of the people, that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
العقيدة الواسطية 13-03-1438هـ — af.org.sa (1:10:42)
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