FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL- KAFI #1046 : KELEBIHAN SOLAT DI SAF YANG PERTAMA
What are the virtues of praying in the first row compared to the other rows?
Short answer
Praying in the first row has many virtues based on hadith. Among them, Allah and the angels send blessings upon the first row, and the best row for men is the foremost one.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Praying in the first row has many virtues based on hadith. Among them, Allah and the angels send blessings upon the first row, and the best row for men is the foremost one. For women, the last row is better when the congregation includes men, but if the congregation is women only, the first row again becomes the best. The ruling encourages Muslims to keep to the first row and not leave rows empty or slow to fill.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Solat di saf yang pertama mempunyai begitu banyak kelebihan seperti yang disebutkan oleh banyak riwayat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL- KAFI #1046 : KELEBIHAN SOLAT DI SAF YANG PERTAMA”, 14 January 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3021-al-kafi-1046-kelebihan-solat-di-saf-yang-pertama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/virtues-of-praying-in-first-row/