Establishing the rows is part of the perfection of the prayer
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A person in one of the mosques does not establish the row,And when he is told: Why do you not establish the row?He said: I am unable to stand,He puts his foot on the mat and says: He holds onto it,And it was said to him: Sit down,He said: No,So which is better for him: Sitting or not establishing the row?The Shaykh: Standing or not establishing the row?The questioner: Despite the severe warning against not establishing the row.
The Shaykh: But I doubt the truth of his statement. What is the difference between aligning with the people or falling behind?The questioner: No, regarding the mats, the mosque mats, he says: the edge, this makes the back of his foot on it and he holds onto it. This is what he says.
The Shaykh: It appears that this is only to ward off conflict from himself, otherwise there is no difference. What is he holding onto?Because the edge is not large enough for us to say: He holds onto it; it is not high enough for him to put his heel in and hold onto it.
The questioner: He is between thirty and forty years old, and he is a religious and committed person.
The Shaykh: Tell him: He must align with the people and not fall behind, and if it is not possible, let him rely on a cane.
The questioner: But he does not sit?The Shaykh: No, he does not sit; because standing is a pillar, he does not sit, but he does not contradict the Muslims,I, if not for my hesitation, would have said: He does not come to the mosque. As long as he is unable to do anything but contradict the row, he does not come to the mosque; because this disrupts the congregation,The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Straightening the rows is part of the perfection of the prayer) means: if a person disrupts the straightening of the row, the prayer of the entire congregation is disrupted, therefore it was emphasized,Tell him: Muhammad says: He must come to the mosque, even if he relies on a cane when he stands.
The Shaykh: But I doubt the truth of his statement. What is the difference between aligning with the people or falling behind?The questioner: No, regarding the mats, the mosque mats, he says: the edge, this makes the back of his foot on it and he holds onto it. This is what he says.
The Shaykh: It appears that this is only to ward off conflict from himself, otherwise there is no difference. What is he holding onto?Because the edge is not large enough for us to say: He holds onto it; it is not high enough for him to put his heel in and hold onto it.
The questioner: He is between thirty and forty years old, and he is a religious and committed person.
The Shaykh: Tell him: He must align with the people and not fall behind, and if it is not possible, let him rely on a cane.
The questioner: But he does not sit?The Shaykh: No, he does not sit; because standing is a pillar, he does not sit, but he does not contradict the Muslims,I, if not for my hesitation, would have said: He does not come to the mosque. As long as he is unable to do anything but contradict the row, he does not come to the mosque; because this disrupts the congregation,The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Straightening the rows is part of the perfection of the prayer) means: if a person disrupts the straightening of the row, the prayer of the entire congregation is disrupted, therefore it was emphasized,Tell him: Muhammad says: He must come to the mosque, even if he relies on a cane when he stands.