Does the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) lag slightly behind the imam if the ma'mum is alone?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the ma'mum lagging slightly behind the imam if there are only two of them?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
The ma'mum lagging slightly behind the imam.
The Shaykh:
He does not lag behind; there is no basis for this. If there are two, the imam and the ma'mum, and the ma'mum lags behind, there is no basis for this. They form a single row, equal in shoulders and heels; this is the sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the ma'mum lagging slightly behind the imam if there are only two of them?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
The ma'mum lagging slightly behind the imam.
The Shaykh:
He does not lag behind; there is no basis for this. If there are two, the imam and the ma'mum, and the ma'mum lags behind, there is no basis for this. They form a single row, equal in shoulders and heels; this is the sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [411 -2802] هل يتأخر المأموم عن الإمام مقدارًا بسيطًا إذا كان المأموم لوحده؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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