Daleel::-1) Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA) The Prophet (SAW), said,, “Straighten your rows for I see you from behind my back.” Anas (RA) added, “Everyone of us used to put his shoulder with the shoulder of his companion and his foot with the foot of his companion.”
[Saheeh Al-Bukhari Book of Adhan, Chapter: To standshoulder to shoulder and foot to foot in a row, باب إِلْزَاقِ الْمَنْكِبِ بِالْمَنْكِبِ وَالْقَدَمِ بِالْقَدَمِ فِي الصَّفِّ Hadeeth No.725]
2) Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Set the rows in order, stand shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, be pliant in the hands of your brethren, and do not leave openings for the devil. If anyone joins up a row, Allah will join him up, but if anyone breaks a row, Allah will cut him off.[Ref: Abu-Dawud Book 002, Hadith Number 0666]
3) It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Make your rows straight, stand shoulder to shoulder and close the gaps, and do not resist your brothers’ hands. Do not leave any gaps for the Shaytaan. Whoever complete a row, Allaah will reward him, and whoever breaks a row, Allaah will forsake him.
(Abu Dawood said: What is meant by “Do not resist your brothers’ hands” is that a man should be easy-going if his brother pushes him forwards or backwards to make the row straight. (‘Awn al-Ma’bood).
[Ref: Narrated by Abu Dawood, 666; al-Nasaa’i, 819. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 620.] ..
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The alignment of the row should begin from where the imam is standing. Whoever is on the right of the row should align himself by looking at those who are to his left (i.e., closer to the imam). Thus the line will be straightened and the gaps will be filled. Alignment is done by lining up necks, shoulders and ankles, and by completing the front rows.
But to try to spread the legs wide and turn the feet inward so that one’s ankles touch one’s neighbours’ ankles is an obvious mistake and an exaggeration, and a new interpretation which is indicative of going to extremes in trying to apply the Sunnah. It causes annoyance and is not prescribed in sharee’ah, and it widens the gaps between people standing in prayer.
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if you join feet to feet and shoulder to shoulder touching you can’t do sajdah check correct way of doing sajdah or qiyam without smacking the ones on each side further more how do you know if next person has a foot injury and you come along and stick your foot next to his causing him pain …I understood this when I had an ankle injury and I realised this rule cannot be from the Prophet sa ..he wanted to straitened the rows not smack into people and cause pain .furthermore he knew that we are not supposed to cause any inconvenience to fellow Muslims..
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