*Ruling on praying with gaps in the rows for fear of catching coronavirus (Covid-19)*
Question:--
What is the ruling on spacing between worshippers in congregational prayers because of the coronavirus epidemic?
Answer:---
Shaykh ‘Abd ar-Rahmaan al-Barraak (may Allah preserve him) was asked:
When we pray in congregation at home, we leave gaps between the rows for fear of spreading contagion and coronavirus among ourselves. Is that permissible?
He replied:
Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. To proceed:
It is permissible to leave gaps between the rows when offering prayers in congregation if there is a reason for that, because making the rows close together is not obligatory. In fact, what is required is to make the rows straight and tight. But if there is the fear that making them tight may lead to the spread of disease in this case, then there is nothing wrong with not doing that, in sha Allah. And Allah knows best.
[Dictated by ‘Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn Naasir al-Barraak, 21 Sha‘ban 1441 AH].
But it may be noted that this applies in the case when there is no instruction from the health authorities to refrain from praying in congregation in the mosque and to close the mosques temporarily until the pandemic is over, as has happened in many Muslim countries during this coronavirus [Covid-19] pandemic. In that case, it is obligatory to comply with these instructions until the pandemic is over and people are told to resume normal life, in accordance with what is in the public interest.
And Allah knows best.
_#Salis kura_
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