مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٣١٠ - Congregational Prayers
woman and the Imam, or between that woman and another follower, who is a
man, and the woman is linked with the Imam through him, there is no
harm in it.
١٤٤٣. If after the commencement of the prayers a
curtain or something else intervenes between the follower and the Imam.
or between the follower and the person.through whom the follower is
linked with the Imam, the congregation is invalidated, and it is
necessary that the follower should act according to his individual
obligation.
١٤٤٤. The obligatory precaution is that the
distance between the place where the follower performs prostration, and
the place. where the Imam stands, is not as muchas a meter. and the same
order applies, if a person is linked with the Imam through another
follower, who is standing in front of that person. And the recommended
precautionis that there should be no distance between the place where
the follower performs prostration and the place, where the person in
front of him stands.
١٤٤٥. If a follower is linked with the Imam by
means of a person, who has followed the Imam on his right or left side
and is not linked with the Imam from the frontthe obligatory precaution
is that he should not be at a distance of one meter from one, who has
followed the Imam on his right or left side.
١٤٤٦. If during the prayers a distance of one
meter takes place between the follower and the Imam, or between the
follower and the person, through whom the followeris linked with the
Imam, he (the follower) should make an intention of individual prayers
and his prayers will be in order.
١٤٤٧. If the prayers of all the persons, who are
in the front row comes to an end; and if they follow the Imam at once
for another prayers, the congregationalprayers of the persons in the
back row is in order.
١٤٤٨. If a person follows the Imam in the second unit, it is not necessary for him to recite Surah al-Hamd and surah. but he