The distance between the imam and the first row
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says: What is the distance between the imam
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the distance between the imam and the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) in the first row?
The Shaykh:
It should be the distance at which they prostrate and their heads would touch, so there is space behind them, but they do not touch. There should be a small space between them and the imam, so that when they prostrate, they do not harm him. And so it is for every row; each row is behind the other such that they do not harm one another, and one does not prostrate on another. Their prostration does not harm the one in front of them.
May Allah reward you. He says: What is the distance between the imam
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the distance between the imam and the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) in the first row?
The Shaykh:
It should be the distance at which they prostrate and their heads would touch, so there is space behind them, but they do not touch. There should be a small space between them and the imam, so that when they prostrate, they do not harm him. And so it is for every row; each row is behind the other such that they do not harm one another, and one does not prostrate on another. Their prostration does not harm the one in front of them.
Source
التعليق على كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اقتداء المتوضئ بالمتيمم — islamhouse.com (45:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.