There is no prayer for one who prays alone behind the row
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Q: Is the prayer valid for a person praying alone behind the rows? And is it permissible for him to pull one of the worshippers from the front row instead of praying alone behind the congregation?
A: It is not permissible for a person praying alone to pray behind the rows, and his prayer is not valid, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:327 Rather, he must seek a gap to enter, and if he does not find a row to the right of the imam, if that is possible, he must wait until someone comes to stand in a row with him, even if he fears missing the prayer. If the prayer ends and no one comes to him, he prays alone.
It is obligatory for every Muslim to hasten to pray with the congregation and to strive to catch it in full with the congregation in the houses of Allah, which are the mosques; due to the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):[Al-Baqarah 2:238] the verse [al-Baqarah: 238], and His saying (Mighty and Majestic): [al-Baqarah: 43], and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam) It was said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): What is the excuse? (He said: fear or illness). And it is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that a blind man asked him, saying: O Messenger of Allah, I have no guide to lead me to the mosque, so do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Sahih Muslim 653 He said: Yes. He said: It was narrated by the Imam Muslim in his Sahih, and the hadiths in this meaning are numerous.
A: It is not permissible for a person praying alone to pray behind the rows, and his prayer is not valid, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The prayer of a person who prays alone behind the row is not accepted.
لا صلاة لمنفرد خلف الصفIt is obligatory for every Muslim to hasten to pray with the congregation and to strive to catch it in full with the congregation in the houses of Allah, which are the mosques; due to the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَىAnd establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعََ الرَّاكِعِينَWhoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرDo you hear the call to prayer?
هل تسمع النداء بالصلاة؟Then respond.
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