Is it permissible for the imam to move those using chairs from the first row to the back because they disrupt the rows?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If people who need to sit on chairs during their prayer arrive early and take the first row, is it permissible for the imam to move them to the back on the grounds that these chairs disrupt the rows?
Answer:
No, they do not disrupt the rows. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The sick person prays standing, and if he cannot, then sitting, and if he cannot, then on his side. This includes his prayer alone and his prayer with the congregation. Do not make it difficult for them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If people who need to sit on chairs during their prayer arrive early and take the first row, is it permissible for the imam to move them to the back on the grounds that these chairs disrupt the rows?
Answer:
No, they do not disrupt the rows. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The sick person prays standing, and if he cannot, then sitting, and if he cannot, then on his side. This includes his prayer alone and his prayer with the congregation. Do not make it difficult for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4513- 4717] هل للإمام أن يُرجع أصحاب الكراسي عن الصف الأول إلى الخلف لأنها تخل بالصف؟ -صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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