Salahudeen
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well folding the prayer mat I don't think there's any basis for, but the toe to toe shoulder to shoulder thing there's hadiths where the prophet pbuh said to do it, so the shaytaan doesn't stand between you.
I rememember watching dr zakir naik, and he said the understanding of this hadith is, not that an actual physical shaytaan stands between you, what is meant by pray toe to toe, is so that the shaytaan of racism doesn't come between you.
for example some people might think, he's black I don't wanna put my feet next to his, or he's asian I don't wanna touch him. When you pray toe to toe and shoulder to shoulder no such thoughts come.
And also the rows look more preetier this way lol I've been in masjid's where they don't do this and the rows look not nice, big gaps between people they may as well be praying individually and not with jamaat that's how much room they leave between shoulders and feet. And you get some people ruining the line by standing really forward
I think it looks cool when every 1s toe to toe and there's no penetrational gaps, it reminds me of a solid structure and then I always think of this verse for some reason
"Surely Allah loves those who fight in His cause in ranks as if they were a unpenetrational structure".
[As-Saff, 61: 4]
don't know why that verse comes to mind lol
about folding the prayer mat. why would shaytaan read salah?? lol
I rememember watching dr zakir naik, and he said the understanding of this hadith is, not that an actual physical shaytaan stands between you, what is meant by pray toe to toe, is so that the shaytaan of racism doesn't come between you.
for example some people might think, he's black I don't wanna put my feet next to his, or he's asian I don't wanna touch him. When you pray toe to toe and shoulder to shoulder no such thoughts come.
And also the rows look more preetier this way lol I've been in masjid's where they don't do this and the rows look not nice, big gaps between people they may as well be praying individually and not with jamaat that's how much room they leave between shoulders and feet. And you get some people ruining the line by standing really forward
I think it looks cool when every 1s toe to toe and there's no penetrational gaps, it reminds me of a solid structure and then I always think of this verse for some reason
"Surely Allah loves those who fight in His cause in ranks as if they were a unpenetrational structure".
[As-Saff, 61: 4]
don't know why that verse comes to mind lol
about folding the prayer mat. why would shaytaan read salah?? lol
this does'nt have any thing to do with traditions and so on, The reason for folding the prayer mat is because, you use it for reading salaah, So you should have respect for it, fold it when you finish and keep it clean.
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