The ruling on separating young children and preventing them from praying in the front row
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Question:
This questioner, Abu Rakan, says: In our neighborhood, some young children may arrive early and take the front row in front of the imam, but some of the elderly, Honorable Shaykh, separate them and place them behind the prayer area or behind the worshippers.
Answer:
If they are of the age of discernment, it is not permissible to prevent them from the place they reached first, for they have the stronger right to it. However, if they are a group of children together, they should be separated in the row so that no joking or playing occurs between them. Yes.
This questioner, Abu Rakan, says: In our neighborhood, some young children may arrive early and take the front row in front of the imam, but some of the elderly, Honorable Shaykh, separate them and place them behind the prayer area or behind the worshippers.
Answer:
If they are of the age of discernment, it is not permissible to prevent them from the place they reached first, for they have the stronger right to it. However, if they are a group of children together, they should be separated in the row so that no joking or playing occurs between them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1388 - حكم تفريق الصغار ومنعهم من الصلاة في الصف الأول - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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