Hadith
Riyad as-Salihin #417
The Book of Virtues· كتاب الفضائل
riyad_as_salihin:417وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "وسطوا الإمام، وسدوا الخلل" ((رواه أبو داود)).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Let the Imam stand in the middle (so that those praying behind him should be standing both on his right and his left) and close the gaps.".
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