The ruling on the imam saying, “Straighten your rows,” during the iqamah
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Question:
The imam of our mosque says during the iqamah, “Straighten your rows, may Allah have mercy on you. Stand straight, may Allah reward you.” He says this constantly.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is an encouragement to stand straight and align the rows, a supplication for them for mercy, and a supplication for them for reward. Yes.
The imam of our mosque says during the iqamah, “Straighten your rows, may Allah have mercy on you. Stand straight, may Allah reward you.” He says this constantly.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is an encouragement to stand straight and align the rows, a supplication for them for mercy, and a supplication for them for reward. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/285 — archive.org (14:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.