Is it prescribed for the imam to go to the back rows to ensure they are straightened?
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The questioner:
Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it prescribed for the imam to go to the back rows to ensure they are straightened?
The Shaykh:
Yes, either he goes himself or he appoints someone to go to them. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, is it said that this is one of the abandoned sunnahs, since we do not see anyone doing it in our days?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is one of the abandoned sunnahs if there is disorder in the rows. However, if there is no disorder in the rows, there is no need for him to go. If there is disorder and negligence, then it is one of the abandoned sunnahs for the imam and for the followers. Yes.
Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it prescribed for the imam to go to the back rows to ensure they are straightened?
The Shaykh:
Yes, either he goes himself or he appoints someone to go to them. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, is it said that this is one of the abandoned sunnahs, since we do not see anyone doing it in our days?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is one of the abandoned sunnahs if there is disorder in the rows. However, if there is no disorder in the rows, there is no need for him to go. If there is disorder and negligence, then it is one of the abandoned sunnahs for the imam and for the followers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [104 -582] هل يشرع للإمام الذهاب إلى الصفوف المتأخرة حتى يتأكد من تسويتها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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