If you enter the mosque for prayer and the first row is full, should I pray alone in the second row, or should I pull someone from the first row to pray with me?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, is it permissible to break a row if you enter and the first row is already full?
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : Is it permissible to pull someone from the row to the back?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : And what about to the right of the imam?
The Shaykh : If you are able to reach him, standing to the right of the imam is better than standing alone, but if you cannot reach him, it is permissible for you to form a row by yourself.
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : Is it permissible to pull someone from the row to the back?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : And what about to the right of the imam?
The Shaykh : If you are able to reach him, standing to the right of the imam is better than standing alone, but if you cannot reach him, it is permissible for you to form a row by yourself.
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