The ruling on reserving a place in the row during congregational prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: I was praying the tarawih prayer and the mosque was crowded, so I went out to relieve myself and reserved my place while the imam was praying. When I finished, someone advised me and said it is not permissible to do this, and he mentioned the hadithSunan an-Nasa'i 819Hasan (Darussalam) What is the ruling? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If there is a gap in the row, creating a gap in the row is not permissible. However, if the prayer has not started and they are not praying, one may reserve a place and return without any objection. But if he creates a gap in the row while they are praying, that is not permissible. He should go perform wudu, come back, and pray in whatever place is available to him.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: I was praying the tarawih prayer and the mosque was crowded, so I went out to relieve myself and reserved my place while the imam was praying. When I finished, someone advised me and said it is not permissible to do this, and he mentioned the hadith
Whoever completes a row, may Allah be generous to him
من وصل صفا وصله اللهAnswer:
If there is a gap in the row, creating a gap in the row is not permissible. However, if the prayer has not started and they are not praying, one may reserve a place and return without any objection. But if he creates a gap in the row while they are praying, that is not permissible. He should go perform wudu, come back, and pray in whatever place is available to him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2268] حكم حجز المكان في الصف أثناء صلاة الجماعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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