Is the worshipper sinful if he rejects the person next to him from joining his foot to his, thereby creating a large gap between them?
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The statements of scholars differed regarding the ruling on straightening rows. Some of them went to the opinion that it is obligatory, citing prophetic hadiths, among which are: "You must straighten your rows, or else Allah will cause disagreement to occur among your faces," and "Straighten your rows," and "Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back." Meanwhile, the majority of scholars went to the opinion that straightening rows is a confirmed , not obligatory, and there is no sin upon one who leaves it.
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