Is it permissible to pray in congregation while dispersed due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic and the health isolation that necessitates social distancing?
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Straightening the rows is a (recommended practice) according to the majority of scholars, and not a condition for the validity of the prayer. Therefore, leaving gaps does not invalidate the prayer. It is permissible to space out in the rows when there is fear of contagion.
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