An imam who stands two rows ahead of the congregation from the position of the congregation; what is the ruling on that?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: An imam prayed the Maghrib prayer for us, and he stood two rows ahead of the congregation from the position of the imam who prayed the Maghrib prayer for us, opposite. He stood two rows ahead of the congregation from the position of the congregation. He says: What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
There is no harm; the prayer is valid. However, it is better for him to be close to the row. That is what is best, unless there is a reason for his distance. If there is a reason for the imam’s distance, there is no harm. But if there is no reason, it is disliked for him to be far from them. He should be close to them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: An imam prayed the Maghrib prayer for us, and he stood two rows ahead of the congregation from the position of the imam who prayed the Maghrib prayer for us, opposite. He stood two rows ahead of the congregation from the position of the congregation. He says: What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
There is no harm; the prayer is valid. However, it is better for him to be close to the row. That is what is best, unless there is a reason for his distance. If there is a reason for the imam’s distance, there is no harm. But if there is no reason, it is disliked for him to be far from them. He should be close to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [72 -308] إمام تقدم على المأمومين بصفين من موقف المأمومين، فما حكم ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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