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229. 'Abdul-Ḥamīd bin Maḥmūd said: "We prayed behind one of the Amīrs, the people compelled us such that we prayed between two columns. When we had prayed, Anas bin Mālik said: 'We would be prevented from this during the time of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ.'" (Ṣaḥīh)
There is something on this topic from Qurrah bin Iyās Al-Muzanī.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Anas is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīh Hadīth.
There are those among the people of knowledge who disliked lines being formed between columns.
This is the opinion of Aḥmad and Ishāq.
And there are those among the people of knowledge who permitted it.
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Commentary
Straightening the rows and standing close to each other in the congregational prayer is an objective. The oneness, unity, alliance and unanimity do not exist while standing in between the pillars; therefore praying in between the pillars, needlessly, is not allowed.
