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Makarem Rulings: Miscellaneous Issues regarding Conditions of Congregational Prayer

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⚖️ Fiqh & Law Jurist: Nasir Makarem Shirazi Topic: Miscellaneous Issues regarding Conditions of Congregational PrayerMadhhab / school: Shia Ithna 'Ashariyah#fiqh #makarem #qa

Q&AReserving a place for another person in the row of a congregation

Is it permissible to reserve a place for another person in the row of a congregation? (It means that we place a turbah for another person and don’t let other people to sit there) Or is the criterion piety or earlier arrival?

Answer

There is no issue with doing this, but if that person doesn’t join the congregation before rukū‘ of the first rak‘at then his/her right is voided.

Source·Ayatullah Nasir Makarem Shirazi·makarem.irahkam.makarem.ir