The ruling on the prayer of one who prays alone behind the rows
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on a man praying alone behind the rows? And what is the ruling if he arrives and finds the row complete, so he starts the prayer alone behind the row, and then a person comes after that and prays beside him?
Answer:
If he arrives and the row is complete, he should try to enter the row, finding a gap and entering it, or he should slip in on the imam’s right. If neither of these is possible, he waits until someone comes to stand in a row with him, and he does not stand alone behind the row. And if someone comes, meaning, if he stood alone and then someone came and stood with him before the prostration, his prayer is valid. But if he has already prostrated, his prayer is invalid, because part of it passed while he was alone. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on a man praying alone behind the rows? And what is the ruling if he arrives and finds the row complete, so he starts the prayer alone behind the row, and then a person comes after that and prays beside him?
Answer:
If he arrives and the row is complete, he should try to enter the row, finding a gap and entering it, or he should slip in on the imam’s right. If neither of these is possible, he waits until someone comes to stand in a row with him, and he does not stand alone behind the row. And if someone comes, meaning, if he stood alone and then someone came and stood with him before the prostration, his prayer is valid. But if he has already prostrated, his prayer is invalid, because part of it passed while he was alone. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ارتياد المكان الرخو وما يكره التخلي فيه — islamhouse.com (52:04)
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