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What is meant by Ibn Qudamah's statement: "And because the middle of the row is a standing place for the Imam concerning women and the naked," and do the naked have a prayer, and is it permissible to pray naked?

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What Ibn Qudamah, may Allah have mercy on him, meant by his statement: "And because the middle of the row is the standing place for the Imam in the case of women and those praying naked," is to demonstrate the validity of the follower's prayer to the left of the Imam when there is another follower to his right, thereby positioning the Imam in the middle of the row. This is supported by the leadership of a woman for women, where she stands in their middle, as Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, did. As for the prayer of those who are naked, if covering the 'awrah is not possible, the Imam prays in the middle of the row to ensure more concealment for him and to lower gazes.

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