The ruling on delaying the boys and advancing the men in the rows

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Does the hadith regarding placing the men in front of the boys indicate that if the boys have taken the front positions, they should be moved back and the men placed in front of them?

Answer:
Yes, the boys should not be behind the imam. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) means the adults, those of sound mind and discretion, meaning those of intellect. Those behind the imam should be people of intellect and scholars, so that if the imam needs someone to replace him, or if the imam’s recitation is interrupted, there is someone behind him who can continue the recitation for him? The boys cannot do that. Yes, but there is no objection to their being in the rows, provided they are not close to the imam. Yes.