Is it from the Sunnah for the imam, when he concludes the prayer, to look at the congregation, looking to their right and left to check on them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it from the Sunnah for the imam, when he concludes the prayer, to look at the congregation, looking to their right and left to check on them?
Answer:
Yes, if the intention is to check on them, that is good. But mere looking is not obligatory. Perhaps if you look at him, he will feel shy of you, and that is nothing. So do not direct your gaze at him except out of necessity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it from the Sunnah for the imam, when he concludes the prayer, to look at the congregation, looking to their right and left to check on them?
Answer:
Yes, if the intention is to check on them, that is good. But mere looking is not obligatory. Perhaps if you look at him, he will feel shy of you, and that is nothing. So do not direct your gaze at him except out of necessity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [194 -582] هل من السُّنة للإمام إذا سلم أن ينظر إلى المأمومين فينظر يمينًا وشمالًا إليهم ويتفقدهم؟ — youtube.com
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