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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the prayer of one who stands in front of the imam invalid?

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The Shaykh : It does not indicate that the prayer is invalid; rather, it indicates what Allah has prescribed through the tongue of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in speech and in action. As for the speech,
the best of the men’s row is the first and the worst of them is the last, but the best of the women’s rows is the last and the worst of them is the first. فخير صفوف الرجال أولها وشرها آخرها وخير صفوف النساء آخرها وشرها أولها
Sunan Abi Dawud 678Sahih (Al-Albani)
Put them in the back, just as Allah has put them in the back. أخروهن من حيث أخرهن الله
And in action, it is known that the women were in the last rows, after the men and the boys. So there is no evidence in the Sunnah that the prayer of the one who stands in front of the imam is invalid, but he is sinful. Therefore, if one stands in front without intentionally seeking to oppose, the matter is very easy. But if he knows that he is in front of the imam, and this is not conceivable in the situation you are describing, because the people are unaware, when he stands in front like this and prays between the front wall of the Prophet’s Mosque and this court, it is clear and not hidden from anyone, so he is sinful, and we do not say that his prayer is invalid, unlike others.
Source www.al-albany.com

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