What is the ruling on one who places a slogan in the mosque titled: “Unification of hearts first, then unification of the row second”?
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The questioner : We have people who placed the mosque’s slogan as: “Unification of hearts first, then unification of the row second.”
The Shaykh : Which mosque?
The questioner : The mosque where we have al-Nur.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide them. On what basis is the unification of hearts?
The questioner : Is it said that it is better if they reverse it?
The Shaykh : Reverse what?
The questioner : They say, for example, “Unification of the row first,” unification of the row first, as it came in the hadith, meaning from a bit of a distanceSunan Abi Dawud 663Sahih (Al-Albani) It is said that they should unify the row first, then.
The Shaykh : By Allah, if they mean by the unification of hearts that they are striking against the hadith of unifying the rows, this is invalid. But what do they mean by the unification of rows? Is it just the rows of prayer, or the unification of the congregation?
The questioner : It seems so, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is so, and therefore the question is not answered.
The questioner : They want the unification of the rows, except in that they unify the hearts.
Another questioner : Meaning, this is correct absolutely if it is like this.
The Shaykh : In any case, we do not discuss the phrases. The important thing is the unification of hearts and the unification of the rows. The important thing is on what basis. And they are, of course, living in what is called a vicious circle.
The Shaykh : Which mosque?
The questioner : The mosque where we have al-Nur.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide them. On what basis is the unification of hearts?
The questioner : Is it said that it is better if they reverse it?
The Shaykh : Reverse what?
The questioner : They say, for example, “Unification of the row first,” unification of the row first, as it came in the hadith, meaning from a bit of a distance
Do not be irregular.
لتسوُّنَّ صفوفكم أو ليخالفَنَّ الله بين قلوبكمThe Shaykh : By Allah, if they mean by the unification of hearts that they are striking against the hadith of unifying the rows, this is invalid. But what do they mean by the unification of rows? Is it just the rows of prayer, or the unification of the congregation?
The questioner : It seems so, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is so, and therefore the question is not answered.
The questioner : They want the unification of the rows, except in that they unify the hearts.
Another questioner : Meaning, this is correct absolutely if it is like this.
The Shaykh : In any case, we do not discuss the phrases. The important thing is the unification of hearts and the unification of the rows. The important thing is on what basis. And they are, of course, living in what is called a vicious circle.
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