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1003. 'Abdur-Rahmân bin 'Ali bin Shaibân narrated that his father, 'Ali bin Shaibân, who was part of the delegation, said: "We set out until we came to the Prophet ﷺ. We gave him our oath of allegiance and performed prayer behind him. Then we offered another prayer behind him. He finished the prayer and saw a man on his own, praying
behind the row." He said: "The Prophet of Allāh ﷺ stood beside him and when he finished he said: 'Repeat your prayer; there is no prayer for the one who is behind the row.'" (Sahih)
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Standing by oneself behind the row is forbidden, and a prayer thus performed is not acceptable. The rule will, however, only apply if there is room available in the front row and yet the man stands alone behind it. As for the case of a person who, seeing no room in the row, pulls someone behind from the row for the purpose, there is consensus among the scholars that the Hadith is 'Weak'.
