The Imam’s Warning to the Confused Children During the Sermon
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The questioner:
Sometimes, during the sermon, there are young children in the back, meaning, for example, if they start making noise and disturbing the people, should someone warn them, or is it the Imam’s responsibility?
The Shaykh:
He gestures to them; he gestures to those around him to gesture to them to be quiet; a gesture is sufficient.
The questioner:
For example, does the Imam, for instance, assign someone to, for example, watch over them?
The Shaykh:
So the Imam does not speak; he does not say, “Silence them,” there is nothing to it.
The questioner:
What Allah willed, my uncle.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Sometimes, during the sermon, there are young children in the back, meaning, for example, if they start making noise and disturbing the people, should someone warn them, or is it the Imam’s responsibility?
The Shaykh:
He gestures to them; he gestures to those around him to gesture to them to be quiet; a gesture is sufficient.
The questioner:
For example, does the Imam, for instance, assign someone to, for example, watch over them?
The Shaykh:
So the Imam does not speak; he does not say, “Silence them,” there is nothing to it.
The questioner:
What Allah willed, my uncle.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
شرح رياض الصالحين، تابع باب المنثورات والملح (4) من حديث أبي زيد عمرو بن أخطب الأنصاري، إلى أخر الباب — islamhouse.com (7:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.