What is the ruling on one who aligns his feet in prayer?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on one who aligns his feet in prayer?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : What is the ruling on one who aligns his feet in prayer?
The Shaykh : The one?
The questioner : He aligns his feet.
The Shaykh : He aligns his feet, and what is that?
The questioner : When he stands during the standing.
The Shaykh : In prayer, you mean?
The questioner : Yes, in prayer.
The Shaykh : You mean the feet are pressed together?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, when a person stands in prayer, he opens his feet, but with a normal opening, not as some people do, meaning they spread their feet wide. This is not a recommended practice (sunnah). It was not reported from the Companions that one of them would place his heel against the heel of the person next to him, meaning by that that they stand close together until the heel touches the heel and the shoulder touches the shoulder. The Companions did not say that they open their legs and spread them apart, but the leg remains in its natural position. However, people stand close together until their heels touch each other, and likewise their shoulders. This is in the case of standing. As for in the case of prostration, it is better to place one foot against the other, because this was the prostration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Yes.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : What is the ruling on one who aligns his feet in prayer?
The Shaykh : The one?
The questioner : He aligns his feet.
The Shaykh : He aligns his feet, and what is that?
The questioner : When he stands during the standing.
The Shaykh : In prayer, you mean?
The questioner : Yes, in prayer.
The Shaykh : You mean the feet are pressed together?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, when a person stands in prayer, he opens his feet, but with a normal opening, not as some people do, meaning they spread their feet wide. This is not a recommended practice (sunnah). It was not reported from the Companions that one of them would place his heel against the heel of the person next to him, meaning by that that they stand close together until the heel touches the heel and the shoulder touches the shoulder. The Companions did not say that they open their legs and spread them apart, but the leg remains in its natural position. However, people stand close together until their heels touch each other, and likewise their shoulders. This is in the case of standing. As for in the case of prostration, it is better to place one foot against the other, because this was the prostration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Yes.