Comparing the distant first row and the close second row in the Friday prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Which is better in the Friday prayer, the first row far from the imam, or the second row close to the imam?
Answer:
No, the row close to the imam is better than the one far away. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Which is better in the Friday prayer, the first row far from the imam, or the second row close to the imam?
Answer:
No, the row close to the imam is better than the one far away. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب موقف الصبيان والنساء من الرجال — islamhouse.com (1:06:52)
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