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808. It was narrated that Abû Mas'ûd Al-Anşârî said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row was straight) at the time of prayer, and he would say: 'Keep (the rows) straight; do not differ from one another lest your hearts would be afflicted with discord. Let those who are mature and wise stand closest to me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.'" Abû Mas'ûd said: Today, there is much disharmony among you.
Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân (An-Nasâ'î) said: (One of the narrators) Abû Ma'mar's name is 'Abdullâh bin Sakhbarah. (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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1. It is the duty of the prayer-leader to straighten out the ranks of the worshippers. He may either do it himself or he may deputize someone to do it for him. Either way, there is no harm even if an interval occurs between the call to commence the prayer (Iqâmah) and the pronouncement of Allâh's Supreme Greatness (Takbiratul Ihram).
2. Nowadays there is a lot of disharmony among Muslims, a phenomenon that manifests itself during congregational prayer. During prayer, many worshippers stand very unevenly in the row, and they break up rows; such negligence during prayer leads to disharmony among Muslims outside of prayer as well. And we seek help and guidance from Allâh.
