Combining the hadith “Do not stand in rows until you see me” with the standing of the rows before the imam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the issue of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) standing and straightening their rows before the imam arrives or after he arrives, is it not said that the present is preferred over the permissible? Is not the hadith “Do not stand in rows until you see me” a present (hazir) hadith?
Answer:
There is no prohibition, my brother. This is not a prohibition. This is an explanation of what is preferable. It only explains what is preferable, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the issue of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) standing and straightening their rows before the imam arrives or after he arrives, is it not said that the present is preferred over the permissible? Is not the hadith “Do not stand in rows until you see me” a present (hazir) hadith?
Answer:
There is no prohibition, my brother. This is not a prohibition. This is an explanation of what is preferable. It only explains what is preferable, yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-04-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (40:14)
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