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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on praying between the pillars?

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The Shaykh : The authentic hadith is
Whoever completes a row, may Allah be generous to him, and whoever cuts a row, may Allah cut him off. من وصل صفا وصله الله ومن قطع صفا قطعه الله
Sunan an-Nasa'i 819Hasan (Darussalam)
, so whoever causes a break in the row, his ruling is the ruling of the one who breaks the row. Yes, and as you heard, if the mosque has space and there is no necessity to pray between the pillars, there is a prohibition from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) against praying between the pillars. Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We were driven away from praying between the pillars in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with force." We were driven away from praying between the pillars with force. So if there is space in the mosque, one should not stand in the row between the pillars such that the row is cut into three or four pieces. Rather, he should move forward a little or back a little according to the situation in the mosque. And this, naturally, is only in congregational prayer, because with it the rows are aligned. Yes; but if a person prays alone between two pillars or two columns, there is nothing wrong with it. Even if there is a limited number of people... if there is a limited number of people and they stand between the pillars such that it is not likely that the row will connect to what is beyond the pillar to the right or left, there is no harm, because the cause is clear, which is that the row should not be exposed to being broken. Yes; and people, Doctor, unfortunately, are in great negligence regarding the sunnahs, and even regarding the obligatory duties. Please, my brother; I was given special treatment over the people...

The questioner : ...No, you should make a supplication for him that it is better, that he reaches this age and passes it in perfect health, and among them are his teeth, ...
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