Is it Islamically permissible to stand and join the row before the 'Iqamah in order to catch the first row in Friday prayer or other prayers?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the aforementioned standing occurs during the sermon (), it is an excessive action that distracts from listening to it. It is more serious than touching pebbles, which is considered idleness (laghw), especially if it leads to stepping over people's necks. Some scholars have even deemed it forbidden. However, if the aforementioned standing occurs after the end of the sermon and before the prayer, there is no harm in it, as stepping over necks and similar actions are permissible at that time.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/79651
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 79651
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy