The Meaning of Aligning the Shoulders and Ankles in the Prayer Row
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the sense that he said: Is the intention behind this alignment uniformity, and is it also about the hypocrite, or is it only about equality?
Answer:
Yes, the intention is to be tightly packed so that there is no gap. Straightening the rows of the hypocrite and the one with the crooked foot is for the sake of straightening the row; there should be no crookedness. This is the standard for straightness in the row.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the sense that he said:
Align yourselves between the hypocrite and the most noble one
حاذوا فيما بين المنافق والأكرمAnswer:
Yes, the intention is to be tightly packed so that there is no gap. Straightening the rows of the hypocrite and the one with the crooked foot is for the sake of straightening the row; there should be no crookedness. This is the standard for straightness in the row.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 21 — archive.org (1:11:29)
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