The ruling on the ma'mum praying in the back row for fear of missing a rak'ah
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Question:
He says: When we enter the mosque in al-Madinah, we find many scattered and incomplete rows, and there are front rows that need to be filled. However, the worshipper fears that he will miss the rak'ah. Is it permissible for him, out of that fear, to pray in any row? Even if he prays in the back rows while he is able to move forward to the front rows?
Answer:
Yes, if he fears that he will miss the rak'ah and there is a row, even if the row is not complete, he prays and catches the rak'ah. He did not stand alone, but rather he stood in a row with the congregation. Yes.
He says: When we enter the mosque in al-Madinah, we find many scattered and incomplete rows, and there are front rows that need to be filled. However, the worshipper fears that he will miss the rak'ah. Is it permissible for him, out of that fear, to pray in any row? Even if he prays in the back rows while he is able to move forward to the front rows?
Answer:
Yes, if he fears that he will miss the rak'ah and there is a row, even if the row is not complete, he prays and catches the rak'ah. He did not stand alone, but rather he stood in a row with the congregation. Yes.
Source
عدم إكمال الصفوف الأمامية لإدراك الركعة — alfawzan.live
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