Establishing a person who sits in the usual place of the imam or the mu'adhdhin
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person has a specific place where he always sits, such as the imam or the mu'adhdhin, is he allowed to ask someone sitting there to move?
Answer:
No, he is not allowed to ask someone sitting there to move. However, people should leave the place where the mu'adhdhin or the imam sits, as a matter of noble character, and because the imam is responsible for leading the prayer and the mu'adhdhin is responsible for the call to prayer. They have a right to a place in the mosque, so if people are accustomed to sitting in a certain place, they should leave it for them. But if someone sits there, he does not ask the mu'adhdhin or the imam to move.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person has a specific place where he always sits, such as the imam or the mu'adhdhin, is he allowed to ask someone sitting there to move?
Answer:
No, he is not allowed to ask someone sitting there to move. However, people should leave the place where the mu'adhdhin or the imam sits, as a matter of noble character, and because the imam is responsible for leading the prayer and the mu'adhdhin is responsible for the call to prayer. They have a right to a place in the mosque, so if people are accustomed to sitting in a certain place, they should leave it for them. But if someone sits there, he does not ask the mu'adhdhin or the imam to move.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الأدب — islamhouse.com (1:04:45)
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