A mosque with two floors, an upper and a lower one: where should the imam be?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you and grant you good. The correspondent Ahmad Sa'id from Yemen says in his first question: If the mosque has two floors, an upper and a lower one, is it permissible for the imam to lead the worshippers in both floors, the upper and the lower? It is known that there are loudspeakers on the first floor that transmit the sound to the second floor.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with the imam being on the lower floor or the upper floor, but if he is on the upper floor, he must not be alone; he must have some of the worshippers with him. Yes.
The presenter:
The worshipper, if the worshipper is on the way.
The Shaykh:
If the imam is on the upper floor, he must not be alone, but he must have some of the worshippers with him. Yes.
May Allah reward you and grant you good. The correspondent Ahmad Sa'id from Yemen says in his first question: If the mosque has two floors, an upper and a lower one, is it permissible for the imam to lead the worshippers in both floors, the upper and the lower? It is known that there are loudspeakers on the first floor that transmit the sound to the second floor.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with the imam being on the lower floor or the upper floor, but if he is on the upper floor, he must not be alone; he must have some of the worshippers with him. Yes.
The presenter:
The worshipper, if the worshipper is on the way.
The Shaykh:
If the imam is on the upper floor, he must not be alone, but he must have some of the worshippers with him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5752- مسجد من طابقين علوي وسفلي فأين يكون الإمام - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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