The ruling on straightening the rows in the funeral prayer

Question : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. What is the ruling on straightening the rows in the funeral prayer? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer : The general evidence indicates that rows must be straightened in every congregation. Whether it is the congregational prayer for the obligatory prayer, the congregational prayer for a voluntary prayer, the night prayer, the congregational funeral prayer, the congregational prayer for women, or the congregational prayer for men, whenever the row is straightened, the equality is achieved. It is strange that many people are lax about straightening the rows, even though the position indicated by the evidence is that straightening the rows is obligatory. The evidence for this is the care of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his successors in straightening the rows. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would even smooth the chests and shoulders of his Companions and say, "Straighten your rows and do not differ, for if you differ, your hearts will differ." The Rightly Guided Caliphs, such as 'Umar and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them), when the community was written [organized], would appoint men to straighten the rows. When these men came and said that the rows were straight, they would begin the prayer with the takbir. Therefore, we say that it is obligatory for the imam to pay attention to straightening the rows. And do not be impatient with Allah. Many ignorant people, when the imam delays the takbir in order to straighten the rows, start talking between themselves, as if they are driven by boiling anger. This is a mistake. A person should not be concerned with anyone, as long as his connection with his Lord is strong. Let him trust that his connection with people will be strong. What severs the connection between a man and people is the severing of the connection between him and his Lord. If your connection with your Lord is strong, trust that the outcome is for you, and that your connection with people will be strong, and do not let anyone bother you in applying the Shari'ah of Allah. For example, if you see some of the congregation present when you straighten the rows, and they talk and say something, do not let it bother you. I told you the other night, yes, about a man who was an imam. He advanced to a person after ordering him to straighten the row, and found him sitting in the row. He advanced to him to push him back. What did the man say to him?
He said, "If you wish, I will leave the mosque entirely." All this foolishness, I seek refuge in Allah. So the important thing is that straightening the rows is important. And there remains a question that is often asked by women: Is the last row of women better, or the first? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is this general? It appears that it is not general. If the women are in a place separate from the men, then the best for them is to start with the first row, then the next, because the wisdom of the last row of women being the best is being far from the men. If there are no men, we remain with the default, which is to complete the first row, then the next. They asked me, O my father. We were present.