Al-Bukhari’s assertion that one who does not straighten the rows is sinful: Does this not derive from the hadith of Anas: “I did not disapprove of anything except that you do not straighten the rows”?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) asserted that one who does not straighten the rows is sinful. Does this not derive from the hadith of Anas: “I did not disapprove of anything”?
The Shaykh : No, if he had brought the hadith of al-Nu'man, and it will come, it would have been clearer, because disapproving of something may be disapproval of committing a forbidden act, or disapproval of leaving a recommended practice, because leaving a recommended practice until one dies is disapproval. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, if he had brought the hadith of al-Nu'man, and it will come, it would have been clearer, because disapproving of something may be disapproval of committing a forbidden act, or disapproval of leaving a recommended practice, because leaving a recommended practice until one dies is disapproval. Yes.