The Prophet’s Consistency in Straightening the Rows and the One Who Finds No Place in a Row

The questioner:
The statement, until we understood from it, what indicates the permissibility of leaving off the statement, did it encompass you at times?

The Shaykh:
No, he used to straighten our shoulders, meaning he would wipe over them, until, and if he stood for the dawn prayer, he would say to him, “Straighten it, that is enough.”

The questioner:
He used to be consistent in this.

The Shaykh:
Yes. Look, this is very rich. He used to wipe over their shoulders until he saw that they had understood from the sleepiness. Yes.

The questioner:
My brother, this. The one praying did not find a place in the row, can he pray behind the believer?

The Shaykh:
To his right, yes, if he does not find his place, he moves forward to his right, yes. He sees this when he is able to straighten. Yes. The meaning is one: “Straighten your rows” and “Be even” and “Be upright,” and the meaning is the same. Yes.