Aligning the Rows in Prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is your advice for those who do not strive to align the rows, and for those who disturb the worshippers with the smell of garlic?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the imam to check the rows. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not say the opening takbir until he had checked the rows. If he saw someone standing ahead or behind, he would order him to align himself with the row. He would say, "Align your rows, or Allah will cause your faces to differ, or your hearts to differ." So, it is obligatory for the imam in this regard, and it is obligatory for every Muslim regarding himself in another regard: that they observe this among themselves, they draw close to one another, they fill the gaps, and they align the rows, and the imam checks them as an additional measure. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is your advice for those who do not strive to align the rows, and for those who disturb the worshippers with the smell of garlic?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the imam to check the rows. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not say the opening takbir until he had checked the rows. If he saw someone standing ahead or behind, he would order him to align himself with the row. He would say, "Align your rows, or Allah will cause your faces to differ, or your hearts to differ." So, it is obligatory for the imam in this regard, and it is obligatory for every Muslim regarding himself in another regard: that they observe this among themselves, they draw close to one another, they fill the gaps, and they align the rows, and the imam checks them as an additional measure. Yes.
Source
لقاء رمضاني مفتوح 19-09-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (12:25)
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