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The Arrangement of Worshippers According to the Hanafi School
I read that the distance between the feet in prayer according to the Hanafi school is the length of four fingers, which means there are gaps between the feet of worshippers in congregational prayers. This means that the rows in the Hanafi school are not tightly arranged such that one foot is adjacent or next to another, is that correct?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: that having four fingers between the feet is the usual standing distance, and the arrangement should be shoulder to shoulder, not foot to foot, and this is not the case according to the Hanafi school, but rather it is the opinion of other scholars, and God knows best.
