Hadith 83

d-asws having been asked about a man entering with a group in congregation, so he stands along, there isn’t anyone with him in the row apart from him, and the row which is in front of him is constricted. He-asws said: ‘When it were to be like that, he should pray alone, for he would be with them’’. [189]
And he-asws said: ‘Stand in the row for as long as you can. When the place is constricted, go ahead or back, there is no problem’’. [190]
And from Ali-asws having said: ‘When the man comes and is not able in entering into the row, let him stand parallel to the prayer leader, for that will suffice him, and he should not disturb the row’’. [191]
And from Abu Ja’far Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws having said: ‘It is befitting for the rows that these should be complete, connected, and between every two rows should be (a distance of) falling by a human body when he performs Sajdah, and whichever row its people may be praying in with Salat of the prayer leader, and between that row which is ahead of them is less (distance) than that, so that Salat isn’t a Salat for them’’. [192]
And from him-asws having said: ‘Let the one right behind the prayer leader be with the understanding and the knowledge, and if he (prayer leader) errs, he can indoctrinate (correct) him’’. [193]
And from him-asws having said: ‘When the women pray with the men, they should stand in the end rows and not be parallel to the men except if there happens to be a veil besides them’’. [194]
And we are reporting from Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws having said: ‘Whenever the prayer leader precedes one of you with something from the Salat, let him make whatever he has attained with the prayer to be beginning of his Salat, and let him recite in what is between him and his soul, if the prayer leader respites him. If he is no able, he should recite whatever he can fulfil. And when he enters with the prayer leader in his Salat, Al-Isha Salat, and he has preceded him by a Cycle and he attains the recitation in the second, so the prayer leader is standing in the second, the preceded one would recite within himself just as he would have recited in the second, and he can count with it for himself it is the third. When the prayer leader performs Salaam, the preceded one will not perform Salaam, and he would stand to fulfil the Cycle wherein is (Surah) Al-Fatiha, because it is which remains (outstanding) upon him’’. [195]
And from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having been asked about a man entering in to a Salat with a group which has preceded by one Cycle, ‘What should be do? ’
He-asws said: ‘He should stand with them in the second. When they are seated, he should sit with them without enablement (half sit). When they stand in the third, it would be a second for him, so let him recite in it. When they raise their heads from the Sajdah, let him sit a bit what he can perform Tashahhud with, a light Tashahhud, then let him stand until the rows are evened, before they perform Ruk’u. When they are seated in the fourth, he should sit with them without enablement (half sit). When the