The Ruling on the Prayer of a Person Praying Alone Behind the Imam
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Question:
This listener, Sulayman from Riyadh, says: What is the ruling on a person praying alone behind the imam, and what are the guidelines for this?
Answer:
The prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam or behind the row is not valid. If the person praying alone is the only one with the imam, he should be to the imam's right. However, if there are others with him, they should be behind the imam. But it is permissible for a Muslim to pray alone, meaning as a single person, behind the row; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "There is no prayer for a single person behind the row," and he saw a man praying behind the row and ordered him to repeat the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
This listener, Sulayman from Riyadh, says: What is the ruling on a person praying alone behind the imam, and what are the guidelines for this?
Answer:
The prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam or behind the row is not valid. If the person praying alone is the only one with the imam, he should be to the imam's right. However, if there are others with him, they should be behind the imam. But it is permissible for a Muslim to pray alone, meaning as a single person, behind the row; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "There is no prayer for a single person behind the row," and he saw a man praying behind the row and ordered him to repeat the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/226 — archive.org (14:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.