Is it obligatory for the imam to order the straightening of the rows?
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Question:
Is straightening the rows obligatory?
Answer:
This is apparent. He is required to order them to straighten their rows, as part of enjoining good and forbidding evil; for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order them and encourage them.
Q: What if the row is already straight?
A: Even then. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood, he would say like this: "Straighten your rows," so that they would be alert.
Q: Is he required to make them close their feet together?
A: It is obligatory to close the gaps.
Is straightening the rows obligatory?
Answer:
This is apparent. He is required to order them to straighten their rows, as part of enjoining good and forbidding evil; for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order them and encourage them.
Q: What if the row is already straight?
A: Even then. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood, he would say like this: "Straighten your rows," so that they would be alert.
Q: Is he required to make them close their feet together?
A: It is obligatory to close the gaps.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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