What is the correct position of the imam among the worshippers in congregational prayer?
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Question:
Is it permissible for the imam to be in the middle of the row, with the worshippers to his right and left, due to the crowding in the mosque?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with the imam being in the middle of the row, there is nothing wrong, or with the worshippers being to his right while he is at the left end, there is nothing wrong, but the best is, if the space is wide, for him to be in front of the worshippers; this is the best.
Is it permissible for the imam to be in the middle of the row, with the worshippers to his right and left, due to the crowding in the mosque?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with the imam being in the middle of the row, there is nothing wrong, or with the worshippers being to his right while he is at the left end, there is nothing wrong, but the best is, if the space is wide, for him to be in front of the worshippers; this is the best.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماهو الوضع الصحيح للإمام بين المصلين فى صلاة الجماعة؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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