Which is better: the imam being on the left side of the row or the right?
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Question:
He says: If there are more people on the right side of the row than on the left, which is better: the right side of the row, even if it is far from the imam, or the left side if it is close to the imam? Being close to the imam, even on the left side, is better than the right side if it is far from the imam. This is a known matter if the virtue is left behind. To Makkah.
Answer:
Excellence in worship. So if the virtue returns to the worship itself, it takes precedence over the virtue that returns to the place of worship. For example, in circumambulation of the House, being close to the House is better. But if there is crowding near it, and you circumambulate at the end of the circuit calmly without harming anyone, that is better than being close to the House, because if the virtue returns to the worship itself, it takes precedence over the virtue that returns to the place of worship.
He says: If there are more people on the right side of the row than on the left, which is better: the right side of the row, even if it is far from the imam, or the left side if it is close to the imam? Being close to the imam, even on the left side, is better than the right side if it is far from the imam. This is a known matter if the virtue is left behind. To Makkah.
Answer:
Excellence in worship. So if the virtue returns to the worship itself, it takes precedence over the virtue that returns to the place of worship. For example, in circumambulation of the House, being close to the House is better. But if there is crowding near it, and you circumambulate at the end of the circuit calmly without harming anyone, that is better than being close to the House, because if the virtue returns to the worship itself, it takes precedence over the virtue that returns to the place of worship.
Source
فضيلة القرب من الإمام — alfawzan.live
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