Is it permissible for the congregation to pray to the right and left of the imam when the mosque is crowded?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the mosque becomes crowded and is full of people, is it permissible for the congregation to pray to the right and left of the imam?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if they need to do so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the mosque becomes crowded and is full of people, is it permissible for the congregation to pray to the right and left of the imam?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if they need to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1093- هل يجوز للمأمومين الصلاة عن يمين الإمام ويساره عند ضيق المسجد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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