The Ruling on Stepping Over People’s Heads on Friday
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, Abu Ibrahīm, says: What is the ruling on stepping over rows on Friday to reach the front row, and what is the criterion for this? And is it permissible for the Friday preacher to forbid those who step over people from praying?
Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one who steps over necks. He said to him: Sit down, for you have caused harm and broken the rows. Stepping over necks is forbidden, except if he sees a gap in the front row that has not been filled, in which case he goes to it to fill it, because they are the ones who erred in leaving it, so he goes and fills it. But if he steps over necks without a reason and without a justification, this is forbidden. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, Abu Ibrahīm, says: What is the ruling on stepping over rows on Friday to reach the front row, and what is the criterion for this? And is it permissible for the Friday preacher to forbid those who step over people from praying?
Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one who steps over necks. He said to him: Sit down, for you have caused harm and broken the rows. Stepping over necks is forbidden, except if he sees a gap in the front row that has not been filled, in which case he goes to it to fill it, because they are the ones who erred in leaving it, so he goes and fills it. But if he steps over necks without a reason and without a justification, this is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6712- حكم تخطي الرقاب يوم الجمعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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