What is the ruling on establishing pulpits that cut across the rows of worshippers?
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The minbar (pulpit) should not be placed in the middle of the first row for the following reasons:
1. The prohibition of praying between pillars, and the minbar is like a pillar.
2. It cuts off the first row and possibly the second, which is forbidden.
3. It is considered among the blameworthy adornments of mosques according to Islamic law.
4. Some scholars are of the opinion that the row interrupted by the minbar does not receive the virtues associated with the first row.
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