Is it said that straightening the rows in prayer is obligatory?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that straightening the rows is obligatory and that their disorder is forbidden?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt, straightening them is obligatory and their disorder is forbidden, because of the warning in it: “Do not let Allah find a difference between your hearts,” or in another narration, “Do not let Allah find a difference between your faces.” This is a warning. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that straightening the rows is obligatory and that their disorder is forbidden?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt, straightening them is obligatory and their disorder is forbidden, because of the warning in it: “Do not let Allah find a difference between your hearts,” or in another narration, “Do not let Allah find a difference between your faces.” This is a warning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [187 -582] هل يقال بأن تسوية الصفوف في الصلاة واجبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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