Explaining the Obligation of Completing the Rows
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Question:
The brother A. S. G. from Najd says in his question: If a row in the tarawih or night prayer is incomplete because some of the worshippers have left, should the imam ask those in the second row to complete the first row?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the followers in both obligatory and voluntary prayers to complete the first row, then the next, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this and encouraged it. This is based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 992 They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how do the angels arrange their rows before their Lord?” He said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 992.
The brother A. S. G. from Najd says in his question: If a row in the tarawih or night prayer is incomplete because some of the worshippers have left, should the imam ask those in the second row to complete the first row?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the followers in both obligatory and voluntary prayers to complete the first row, then the next, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this and encouraged it. This is based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Straighten your rows and close the gaps
سووا صفوفكم وسدوا الفرجWill you not form your rows as the angels form their rows before their Lord?
ألا تصفون كما تصف الملائكة عند ربها؟They complete the first row and they stand close of one another in the line
يتمون الصفوف الأول ويتراصون
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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