The wisdom behind the prohibition of praying behind the row alone
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the wisdom behind the prohibition of praying behind the row alone?
Answer:
Allah knows best. The ruling is that you have not entered the row until you are protected from Satan whispering to you, because he may whisper to you more than to others since you are alone. Satan rejoices in this and takes hold of you. Yes. So the wisdom, and Allah knows best, in the rows being tightly packed, as in the hadith, is to drive away Satan so that he does not enter through the gap. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the wisdom behind the prohibition of praying behind the row alone?
Answer:
Allah knows best. The ruling is that you have not entered the row until you are protected from Satan whispering to you, because he may whisper to you more than to others since you are alone. Satan rejoices in this and takes hold of you. Yes. So the wisdom, and Allah knows best, in the rows being tightly packed, as in the hadith, is to drive away Satan so that he does not enter through the gap. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب موقف الصبيان والنساء من الرجال — islamhouse.com (1:01:12)
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