What is better in the first row: the right side of the row or being closer to the imam?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is better in the first row, the right side of the row or being closer to the imam?
Answer:
Being closer to the imam is better than being on the right side of the row if it means being farther from the imam. If both closeness to the imam and being on the right side of the row are present, that is the best. However, if the person to the imam's left is closer and the person to his right is farther, then the one to his left is better. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is better in the first row, the right side of the row or being closer to the imam?
Answer:
Being closer to the imam is better than being on the right side of the row if it means being farther from the imam. If both closeness to the imam and being on the right side of the row are present, that is the best. However, if the person to the imam's left is closer and the person to his right is farther, then the one to his left is better. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/365] ما الأفضل في الصف الأول: ميامن الصف أم الأقرب إلى الإمام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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