If the number of rows for the funeral prayer in the mosque is four, is there a need to make it eight?
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The questioner : Regarding the funeral prayer, meaning the counting of rows, the number should be more than one, two, or three. So, if the mosque is large from wall to wall and there are four original rows, is there a need to double them to eight?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : There is no need. However, if they are few...
The Shaykh : It is three, but the intention is three.
The questioner : If they are two, we can make it three.
The Shaykh: Ah, yes.
The questioner : But if they are more than three, or if they are three, we leave them as they are.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Because the people who are doing the wudu in the mosque will return... wait a moment, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : There is no need. However, if they are few...
The Shaykh : It is three, but the intention is three.
The questioner : If they are two, we can make it three.
The Shaykh: Ah, yes.
The questioner : But if they are more than three, or if they are three, we leave them as they are.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Because the people who are doing the wudu in the mosque will return... wait a moment, O Shaykh...
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