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Question: Often, while we are
praying - having completed the first row, someone arrives
and begins praying on his own in the second row. So, someone
from the first row steps back in order to pray beside him.
Is this act correct?
Response:
This act is not legislated. If someone comes and finds the
row(s) before him complete, then he should pray (in a new
row behind the last row) on his own since he is excused. If
he were to find an (empty) space in the row, then he should
join that row. It is not befitting (for him) to pull someone
back so as to pray with him and nor is it befitting for anyone
to move back and join him. This is because if he were to move
back, then there would occur an empty space in front of them
and it is not permissible for anyone to leave an empty space
for Shaytaan.
And
this which we have mentioned, that it is permissible for a
person to pray in a (new) row behind the (last) row on his
own, is the opinion of the majority and the middle course
chosen between the two opinions, namely:
1.
It is permissible to pray on your own in a (new) row behind
the (last) row.
2.It
is generally permissible to do so.
And
this is what has been mentioned in detail, being that when
one has an (Islaamically acceptable) reason, then it is permissible
(to pray on your own in a new row behind the last row). This
is the opinion of Shaykh
al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah and our Shaykh
'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir as-Sa'dee.
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen
Fataawa tata'allaq bi-Jamaa'ah al-Masjid - Question 31, Page
30
Fataawa Norun 'alad-Darb - Volume 1, Page 139
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