Is it the Sunnah for the first row to be close to the imam or far from him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it the Sunnah for the first row to be close to the imam or far from him?
Answer:
The rows should be close together, the rows should be close together, the row with the imam and the row behind him, they should be close, they should be near the imam so that there is nothing between them and the imam except the space for the imam to stand, the space for the imam to stand, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it the Sunnah for the first row to be close to the imam or far from him?
Answer:
The rows should be close together, the rows should be close together, the row with the imam and the row behind him, they should be close, they should be near the imam so that there is nothing between them and the imam except the space for the imam to stand, the space for the imam to stand, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [174 -582] هل السُّنة أن يكون الصف الأول قريبًا من الإمام أم بعيدًا عنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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