Ab? Bakrah ( - رضي الله عنه -) said that he once arrived at the mosque while the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) was doing Ruk?‘, he headed to the row while bowing. Having finished his Sal?t, he told the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) what he had done. The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘May All?h ( - عز وجل -) make you of those who are keen to do good deeds, but do not ever do that again’. (1)

The aforementioned had?th indicates that one should join the Im?m in whatever position he is. (2)

[3/ 43] Another mistake done by some Masb?q?n is pulling out a man from the last row in order to stand beside him in a new one depending on unauthentic ah?d?th. (3)

One should instead join the last row if possible; if not, he should initiate a new row and his Sal?t is correct for ‘All?h ( - عز وجل -) does not burden a soul that which it can not bear’. The had?th that states ‘That whoever does Sal?t alone in a row should repeat it’ (4) refers to the one who was not keen to do his best in joining the last row and fill a gab in it, not the one who could not join it; the latter’s Sal?t is valid. This is also Ibn Taymiyyah’s view. (5)

Shaikh Ibn B?z said: ‘The had?th that states the permissibility of pulling out [a praying person from the last row] is a weak one, for such an act will cause a gab to exist in the row which is something that should be avoided. So, one is recommended to do