The Meaning of the First Row and the Virtue of the Rows
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The questioner:
The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 678Sahih (Al-Albani) Finally, is there a specific criterion for the first rows and the first rows?
The Shaykh:
The first row is for the men.
The questioner:
The Prophet is the imam.
The Shaykh:
To the spelling.
The questioner:
May Allah be merciful to you, O Shaykh. Where from?
The Shaykh:
The rows of the women, I mean. And the men’s first row is prepared for the acts of worship, the first row.
The questioner:
Now, what is understood is that the first rows are, for example, the first and second rows; are these the first rows?
The Shaykh:
Whatever is in front is the first, but the first is the best, then the second, and so on. And so it is with the women.
The questioner:
May Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh:
The first row is the most dangerous; because they see the men and the men see them, so they may be led astray and they may lead others astray. Yes.
The questioner:
From the perspective of the value of the prayer.
Another questioner:
And if there is a gap in the first row, he moves forward.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if time presses him, if time presses him, he moves forward and tightens the row, yes.
The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
the best of the men’s row is the first and the worst of them
خير صفوف الرجال أولها وشرهاThe Shaykh:
The first row is for the men.
The questioner:
The Prophet is the imam.
The Shaykh:
To the spelling.
The questioner:
May Allah be merciful to you, O Shaykh. Where from?
The Shaykh:
The rows of the women, I mean. And the men’s first row is prepared for the acts of worship, the first row.
The questioner:
Now, what is understood is that the first rows are, for example, the first and second rows; are these the first rows?
The Shaykh:
Whatever is in front is the first, but the first is the best, then the second, and so on. And so it is with the women.
The questioner:
May Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh:
The first row is the most dangerous; because they see the men and the men see them, so they may be led astray and they may lead others astray. Yes.
The questioner:
From the perspective of the value of the prayer.
Another questioner:
And if there is a gap in the first row, he moves forward.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if time presses him, if time presses him, he moves forward and tightens the row, yes.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح - ابن باز - ٢٩-٧-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (47:01)
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