The First Row Leader in Prayer
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The questioner:
I seek forgiveness from Allah. As for your question, the hadith of Ibn Salam: “The best rows of men are the first ones, and the worst are the last ones.” Is there a specific criterion for the first rows?
The Shaykh:
The first row is for the men; this is the first row.
The questioner:
Behind the imam.
The Shaykh:
For the men.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. As for those who are found…
The Shaykh:
That is to say, the men in the first row are the worship; this is the first row.
The questioner:
It is understood that the first rows are, by custom, the first and second rows; these are the first rows.
The Shaykh:
Everything that comes before is taken over, but the first is the best of them: the first, then the second, then the third, and so on. As for the women, the first row is the most dangerous; because they see the men, and the men see them, so they may be tempted and may cause harm. Yes.
The questioner:
Then, if the prayer is false.
Another questioner:
And find a single person in the first row to move forward.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the times have touched what is before him, if the times have touched it, he advances with intensity. Yes.
I seek forgiveness from Allah. As for your question, the hadith of Ibn Salam: “The best rows of men are the first ones, and the worst are the last ones.” Is there a specific criterion for the first rows?
The Shaykh:
The first row is for the men; this is the first row.
The questioner:
Behind the imam.
The Shaykh:
For the men.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. As for those who are found…
The Shaykh:
That is to say, the men in the first row are the worship; this is the first row.
The questioner:
It is understood that the first rows are, by custom, the first and second rows; these are the first rows.
The Shaykh:
Everything that comes before is taken over, but the first is the best of them: the first, then the second, then the third, and so on. As for the women, the first row is the most dangerous; because they see the men, and the men see them, so they may be tempted and may cause harm. Yes.
The questioner:
Then, if the prayer is false.
Another questioner:
And find a single person in the first row to move forward.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the times have touched what is before him, if the times have touched it, he advances with intensity. Yes.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع الشيخ ابن باز - ٢٩-٧-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (1:38)
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