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Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) for the imam to turn to the right or to the left?

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Question : Shaykh, may Allah bless you. O Shaykh, the imam turning to the right or to the left.

Answer : Hm? In the name of Allah. It is a recommended practice (sunnah), meaning that sometimes he turns to the right and sometimes to the left, but he faces the congregation; he does not leave them to one side.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 968 - هل انصراف الإمام عن اليمين أو عن الشمال سنة؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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