The ruling on placing the feet and knees together in prayer

Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Placing the feet, knees, and toes together in prayer is a neglected sunnah (recommended practice). We ask for your guidance on this matter.

Answer:
What is a neglected sunnah? Praise be to Allah, the Muslims are aligned and close together, so the sunnah is alive, praise be to Allah, and it is relied upon. We encourage the worshippers to act upon this sunnah and not to leave gaps between them, but rather to be close, one beside the other, so that no gap remains between the two. This is what is required. As for what some people do, a phenomenon that has appeared now, where he drags his feet and takes the place of two people, placing his foot beside his neighbor here and there, this is not prescribed. This is harm, this is excessive effort, and this is not prescribed. Therefore, what is required is closeness between the rows so that no gap remains between them. As for what is under the feet, this is not prescribed, and it causes harm to the person next to you. Yes.