The Ruling on Alignment in Prayer and Its Method
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Question:
If the worshipper sits in congregational prayer for the tashahhud, is it obligatory for him to align himself and position himself so that his knees are beside the knees of the people next to him, or is the important thing that his back is parallel to the back of his companion who is praying next to him?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In any case... the ma'mum prays to the right of the imam; there is no harm in being aligned with his feet. The criterion is the feet; the ankles should be aligned, and that is sufficient, even if his back is longer.
The point is: if he aligns himself so that his foot is opposite his foot, that is sufficient. This is the sunnah (recommended practice), that they be aligned by their feet, by their ankles, and praise be to Allah. Even if the ma'mum is with the imam alone, he should not lag behind or move forward; he should be aligned with him. Yes.
The presenter: So the important thing is the beginning of the row, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: The middle of the row... from the middle of the row, and the alignment is by the feet... with the imam... one or between the ma'mums... they align by their feet. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
If the worshipper sits in congregational prayer for the tashahhud, is it obligatory for him to align himself and position himself so that his knees are beside the knees of the people next to him, or is the important thing that his back is parallel to the back of his companion who is praying next to him?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In any case... the ma'mum prays to the right of the imam; there is no harm in being aligned with his feet. The criterion is the feet; the ankles should be aligned, and that is sufficient, even if his back is longer.
The point is: if he aligns himself so that his foot is opposite his foot, that is sufficient. This is the sunnah (recommended practice), that they be aligned by their feet, by their ankles, and praise be to Allah. Even if the ma'mum is with the imam alone, he should not lag behind or move forward; he should be aligned with him. Yes.
The presenter: So the important thing is the beginning of the row, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: The middle of the row... from the middle of the row, and the alignment is by the feet... with the imam... one or between the ma'mums... they align by their feet. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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