The obligation regarding the abandonment of the sunnah of aligning the rows
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The sunnah of aligning the rows shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel, and closing the gaps between them, is a sunnah that is almost abandoned, and indeed it is so in many mosques. What is the obligation in this matter?
Answer:
The obligation is that you convey this to the callers to Allah; they should explain it, cite the hadiths for them, and encourage them to act upon the hadiths. This is a sign of your weakness, you students of knowledge, in your silence about this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The sunnah of aligning the rows shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel, and closing the gaps between them, is a sunnah that is almost abandoned, and indeed it is so in many mosques. What is the obligation in this matter?
Answer:
The obligation is that you convey this to the callers to Allah; they should explain it, cite the hadiths for them, and encourage them to act upon the hadiths. This is a sign of your weakness, you students of knowledge, in your silence about this. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب موقف الصبيان والنساء من الرجال — islamhouse.com (59:24)
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