What is the ruling on forming rows in prayer if the right side is equal and the left side is delayed or advanced, with gaps in the row that are not filled?
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Straightening the rows in congregational prayer is a recommended according to the majority of scholars, and it is achieved by the worshipers standing upright and close together in the row. Some scholars have held that it is obligatory, due to the severe warnings mentioned regarding its abandonment. The prayer of one who deviates and does not straighten the row is nevertheless valid. The worshiper should strive to fill gaps and align with the row as much as possible.
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