Not aligning the rows and leaving gaps
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner asks, saying: Not aligning the rows in the rows of prayer, and leaving gaps between one worshipper and another. He says: What is the advice regarding that?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the imam; this is the imam’s duty. He must urge the closing of the gaps and the continuity of the rows, and the aligning of the shoulders and the ankles. If the shoulders and the ankles are aligned, the row is straight. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner asks, saying: Not aligning the rows in the rows of prayer, and leaving gaps between one worshipper and another. He says: What is the advice regarding that?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the imam; this is the imam’s duty. He must urge the closing of the gaps and the continuity of the rows, and the aligning of the shoulders and the ankles. If the shoulders and the ankles are aligned, the row is straight. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب العضل — islamhouse.com (1:12:30)
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