The virtue of the first row and the ruling on rushing to it

Question:
He says: There are those who rush to the first row, and some of them push others out of the first row. What is the ruling on that? And what is the virtue of the first row in prayer?

Answer:
Yes, the first row has a great virtue. The first row, and then they did not find a way to draw lots for it except that they drew lots, so they drew lots. So the first row has a virtue, but one should not reserve it and then go to his business or sleep. Rather, he should be in the mosque, or there is no harm in placing something in it to protect it for him while he is in the mosque, to go to a section of the mosque or a corner of the mosque, or to leave the mosque for wudu' or the like or a light need, and then return. There is no harm in that. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,