The ruling on placing the feet and knees together in prayer

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Placing the feet, knees, and shoulders together in prayer is a neglected sunnah (recommended practice). We ask for your guidance on this?

The Shaykh:
It is not a neglected sunnah, praise be to Allah. The Muslims align themselves and stand close together, so it is a living sunnah, praise be to Allah, and it is being practiced. We urge the worshippers to act upon this sunnah and not leave gaps between them, but rather to stand close, one next to the other, so that no gap remains between the two. This is what is required. As for what some people do, a phenomenon that has appeared now, where a man spreads his legs and takes up the space of two people and bothers the one next to him on this side and that side, this is not prescribed. This is harm, this is excessive effort, and this is not prescribed. For them, this is what is required: the closeness, the closeness between the rows of worshippers so that no gap remains between them. As for spreading the legs, this is not prescribed, as it causes harm to the person next to you. Yes.