Among the things related to prayer that should be taken seriously and should not be underestimated is the straight and close shave (rows in prayer). Why? Because the threat was not trivial, means Allah threaten to whom did not keep the straight shaft in their congregation prayers.
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Advice and Instructions About Prayer
Mentioned in the hadith narrated by Imam Bukhari and Muslim from the companion Abu Abdillah An Ni'man ibn Bashir, he said: I heard the Prophet say,
"You straighten your rows-rows or (if not) then indeed Allah will divert your faces (makes your faces in a quarrel)." (Bukhari No.727 and Muslim No.436)
In the description of the narration owned by Imam Muslim above, mentioned,
"That the Prophet commonly arranged our lines (rows) straight as if he were straightening an arrow so that when he saw that we have understood about it, that is the obligation of straightening the rows (then he started the prayer). One day he came out and stood up, almost he takbir (reciting Allahu Akbar: Allah is The Greatest), he suddenly saw someone who his chest a little forward, then he said, "O servants of Allah, really you straighten your rows-rows or (if not) then indeed Allah will divert your faces (makes your faces in a quarrel)."
That is my brother Muslims, the glorious words of his which he has explained to the believers.
"Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourself, your suffering he feels it heavy, really want (faith, goodness, and salvation) for you and so kind nor merciful toward the believers." (At-Taubah 9: 128)
Not said that but because he wants good for his people the Muslims.
None of the good deeds would ever closer us to Jannah (heavens) except have him show it to his people to do it and none else badness would reach hell unless he has forbidden his people to stay away.
In the hadith above, the Prophet strongly emphasizes straightening the rows in the prayers with his saying as mentioned above narrated by Imam Bukhari and Muslims.
The scholars differed concerning the meaning of "divert or quarrel in faces",
Some of them consider the meaning is that really Allah will turn between their faces by turning something that could be felt by five senses, by turning the neck, so that the face turns behind, and Allah is Most Capable of Everything.
He is Allah Almighty who has made some of the descendants of Prophet Adam (ie the Israelites) into monkeys, where Allah says to them: "Be you apes, despised and rejected." (Al-Baqarah 2: 65) Then so be they apes.
So Allah was able to turn the human neck so the face was in the back and it was a penalty that could be felt by five senses.
As other scholars consider, that the meaning here is not literal but maknawi (interpretation) which is the quarrel (dispute) in the heart, because the heart has a direction, then if it is agreed to one-way, one view, one of the aqidah and manhaj, so it will get a lot of goodness. But on the contrary if it in dispute be broken to pieces ummah will.
So that the dispute referred to in this hadith is the quarrel in heart, and this is the most authentic and correct interpretation, as there are in most of the text hadith, "or indeed Allah will turn between your heart."
For this reason, the word of his, "then indeed Allah will divert your faces ", that you view this as happening with the dispute in the heart.
The Obligation to Straight The Shaf (Rows)
However in this hadith, there was a postulate about the necessity of straightening the rows and the obligation upon the people to straighten their rows-rows in the congregation prayers, and if they do not straighten it, then indeed they have prepared themselves to get the punishment of Allah.
This postulate, the obligatory straightening of the rows is the right postulate, so shall the imams pay attention to the rows, if obtained there is a little forward or back then the imam have to warn them to straighten it.
The Prophet also sometimes walked among the rows of people to straighten it with his hand from the first to the last rows.
As more and more people in the age of Caliph 'Umar,' Umar also ordered someone to straighten the rows when the iqamah (the sign of starting a prayer) has been echoed. If the person who commissioned it had come and said. "Shaf is straight” 'and then 'Umar takbir to start the prayer.
Similarly, this is done by Caliph 'Ustman bin' Affan, someone was commissioned to straighten the rows of people when the person came and said, "Shaf has straight", he takbir to start the prayer.
All of this shows the high attention of the Prophet and Khulafa'ur rasyidin (caliphs after the Prophet Muhammad) in the matter of straightening the rows.
Most Muslims Unruly
But indeed very regrettable, now we will see people ignore about straighten the rows, so someone advanced one step back, not caring about the straight and closing of the rows.
Sometimes in the first rakaat, the rows are still straight, then after bowing in the first rakaat, the rows begin to change. One will forward and the other slightly to the back and they do not straighten the rows in the second rakaat. Even if they stay that way, not straightening the rows in the second and later, this is a mistake.
Wonder when there is someone who understands the obligation of straightening the rows when he becomes the imam, then he carries out the instructions of the Prophet by examining the people and telling them to straighten the rows, we find most of the people were reluctant, do not make straight and tight rows. Even their legs are far apart from one another. In the situation they already know or not of the hadith above. Wallaahu Musta'an.
May Allah guide all the Muslims to be the ones who obey Him and His Messenger, as the nature of the good believers is sami'naa wa atha'na (we hear and we obey), not sami'naa wa 'ashainaa (we hear and we break it).
The point is very clear that it is an obligation for the imam and people in the congregation prayer to straighten and tighten the rows.
If Only There were The Imam and A Person
If anyone asks, "If there is only an imam with a person alone, whether imam be slightly forward or become one line with?"
The answer is the imam shall be in line with the person. Imam is on the left while he is on the right of the imam as if there is only the imam and one person, then it means that there is only one row. The person may not be alone in the back of the imam, even the right one is they both are in the same row (line) and with imam. By being in the same row it will be straightness in the row.
The postulate is that when the Prophet was in his night prayers, Ibn 'Abbas came and stood to the left of him, then he pulled Ibn 'Abbas and made him right next to his right. (Muttafaqun ‘alaih)
This differs from what is said by some scholars, "That the imam shall be a little forward". This is argument has no postulates even in contradiction with the postulate above that explains shall the imam and the person be in the same row (line) if only both of them together.
Then the other narration mentioned, "That the Prophet commonly arranged our shaf (rows) straight as if he were straightening an arrow." So be their shaf (rows) perfectly straight so no one came forward or back although a little.
The Prophet used to straighten rows as if straightening arrows so when he saw that the companions have understood, that they understood and knew of the straight rows should be then he started the prayer. As the hadith mentioned in the first section.
What if he saw the rows become nowadays? Can we imagine what would be said by the Prophet when he saw the situation as now?
Imam Should Check The Shaf Formed
On that hadith, also explain to us that the Prophet always checked rows of his people, and also straightened and tightened them. Even he reminded people if there was a mistake as in the story in the hadith above.
The conclusion is obligatory upon us to explain this matter to the imam of mosques and thus also to the people so that they pay attention to it that is so important they will correct their prayer. Because our prayers are the first ones that will be counted on judgment day. If our prayers are wrong or not complete so we will become lossy.
From Anas, he said: "The Messenger said: "Correct your shaf, because in truth evening the rows include the sign of the perfection prayer."(Muttafaq' alaih)
May Allah always guide us to what is loved and blessed him. Wallahu a’lam (Allah the one who knows best)
Sources of Reference
Original posts in Indonesian by Abu Rashid Ash-Shinkuaniy
Adapted from Sharh Riyadus Shalihin with some additions and changes
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