The Effect of Discontinuing the Rows in al-Masjid al-Haram on the Validity of the Prayer
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Question:
He says: In the midday prayer in the Sacred Mosque, there are five or six rows in front of the Ka'bah, and the rest of the courtyard is empty, then the people pray in the shade under the 'Abbasid structure. Does this separation between the rows affect following the imam, and thereby affect the validity of the prayer?
Answer:
It does not affect following the imam, nor the validity of the prayer, as long as they are inside the mosque. Everyone who is inside the mosque follows the imam and prays, and the prayer is valid even if the rows are far apart. However, it is better for the rows to be connected to one another, close to one another; that is what is better. As for validity, their prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
He says: In the midday prayer in the Sacred Mosque, there are five or six rows in front of the Ka'bah, and the rest of the courtyard is empty, then the people pray in the shade under the 'Abbasid structure. Does this separation between the rows affect following the imam, and thereby affect the validity of the prayer?
Answer:
It does not affect following the imam, nor the validity of the prayer, as long as they are inside the mosque. Everyone who is inside the mosque follows the imam and prays, and the prayer is valid even if the rows are far apart. However, it is better for the rows to be connected to one another, close to one another; that is what is better. As for validity, their prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
دروس الحرم، درس التفسير من الحرم 10-07-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (48:59)
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