Al-Bukhari said: Chapter [The sin of one who does not straighten the rows]. Do we understand from this that straightening the rows is obligatory?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) titled one of the chapters in his Sahih: "Chapter: The sin of one who does not straighten the rows." Do we understand from this that straightening the rows is obligatory?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt. There is no doubt that straightening the rows is obligatory, and not straightening them is forbidden and constitutes a defect in the prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) titled one of the chapters in his Sahih: "Chapter: The sin of one who does not straighten the rows." Do we understand from this that straightening the rows is obligatory?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt. There is no doubt that straightening the rows is obligatory, and not straightening them is forbidden and constitutes a defect in the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [100 -582] قال البخاري: باب [إثم من لم يسو الصفوف]، فهل نفقه من ذلك الوجوب بتسوية الصفوف؟ — youtube.com
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