مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٣٠٦ - Congregational Prayers
that there is no barrier between the imam and the follower (Muqtadi) and
between one follower andthe other follower, who is a link between that
follower and the Imam. And a barrier is something which obstructs
seeing. such as a curtain or a wall etc. Hence, if in all orsome
conditions of the prayers there is such a barrier between the Imam and
the follower or between one follower and the other follower, who is the
means of connection, thecongregation will be void. However. ,will be
explained later, a woman is exempted from this order.
١٤٢١. If the persons standing on the two sides
of the first row cannot see the Imam owing to the row being long. they
can follow the Imam; and similarly if. out ofthe other rows, the
persons, standing on the two sides of a particular row, cannot see,
owing to their row being long, the row, which is in front of them even
then they canfollow the Imam.
١٤٢٢. If the rows of the congregation reach the
gate of the masjid, the prayer of a person, who is standing in front of
the gate behind the row is in order and theprayers of those persons. who
are following the Imam while standing behind that person. is also in
order. Rather, the prayers of those persons who are standing on both
thesides and are linked with the congregation by means of some other
followers are also in order.
١٤٢٣. If a person who is standing behind a
pillar. is not linked with the Imam by means of another follower from
the rift of the left side, he cannot follow theImam.
١٤٢٤. The place where the Imam stands should not
be more than an ordinary span higher than the place of the follower and
there is no harm ii it is less than a span.Furthermore, if the ground
is sloping and the Imam stands on the higher side of it there is no harm
if the slope is not much, and is such that the people call it flat.
١٤٢٥. In the congregational prayers there is no harm if the place of the follower is higher than that of the Imam. In case, however,