The ruling on one who brings the worshippers closer together to make room for himself?
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Question:
Sometimes, when a person enters the mosque and sees that the prayer has begun and sees a gap, does he say, "Fill the gaps," or does he leave it?
Answer:
He should fill the gap. If it is a gap into which the one who arrived last can enter, he brings them closer together, aligning them until the gap is wide enough for him.
Q: But does he not say, "Fill the gaps"?
The Shaykh: Yes, he says it to them, pulls him a little, and tells him, "Fill the gaps," until the row is complete and a wider gap becomes available for him.
Sometimes, when a person enters the mosque and sees that the prayer has begun and sees a gap, does he say, "Fill the gaps," or does he leave it?
Answer:
He should fill the gap. If it is a gap into which the one who arrived last can enter, he brings them closer together, aligning them until the gap is wide enough for him.
Q: But does he not say, "Fill the gaps"?
The Shaykh: Yes, he says it to them, pulls him a little, and tells him, "Fill the gaps," until the row is complete and a wider gap becomes available for him.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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