If I am in the row, is it permissible for me to pull the person next to me until his ankle touches my ankle and his shoulder touches my shoulder?
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The questioner : If I am in the mosque and praying, and my five brothers are next to me, and one of them is a little far from me, is it valid for me to pull him?
The Shaykh : Why would you pull him? Where would you pull him to?
The questioner : He is praying to my right, but he is a foot away from me.
The Shaykh : Are you praying as the imam?
The questioner : I am praying in the row.
The Shaykh : So there is a gap between you and him?
The questioner : Yes, and if I shift toward him, a gap will open up between me and my neighbor on the left. Is it permissible for me to pull him with my hand?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner: Okay, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Explain it to us.
The Shaykh : May you be successful, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Why would you pull him? Where would you pull him to?
The questioner : He is praying to my right, but he is a foot away from me.
The Shaykh : Are you praying as the imam?
The questioner : I am praying in the row.
The Shaykh : So there is a gap between you and him?
The questioner : Yes, and if I shift toward him, a gap will open up between me and my neighbor on the left. Is it permissible for me to pull him with my hand?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner: Okay, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Explain it to us.
The Shaykh : May you be successful, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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