The ruling on praying alone behind the rows

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
This questioner says: I would like an answer from the Shaykh regarding the obligatory prayer behind the rows. If I arrive and the row is complete, do I pray behind it or do I wait?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible to pray alone behind the rows, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying alone behind the rows and ordered him to repeat the prayer, as in the hadith of Wabisa ibn Ma'bad. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: If you arrive and the row is complete, you should try to enter the row, to find a place in the row to enter. If you are unable to do so, but it is possible for you to enter and be to the right of the imam, then do so. If neither this nor that is possible, then you wait until someone comes to stand in the row next to you. Yes.

The presenter:
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