Does the imam straighten the rows from his place, or does he move through the rows?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Does the imam straighten the rows from his place, or does he move through the rows and adjust the worshippers?
Answer:
He looks at the rows, and if he sees someone disrupting the row, he speaks to him, even if he says, "O so-and-so," just as 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and others would say, "O so-and-so," when they saw someone neglecting to straighten the row, calling him by his name: "O so-and-so, straighten your row." He looks at them while remaining in his place. He does not go to the end of the row. Some of the Companions, I think, such as Abu Bakr and 'Umar, would appoint a person to go to the rows and straighten them. If a person is appointed, there is no contradiction. However, for him to leave the imam's place and go, this is not found in any report.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Does the imam straighten the rows from his place, or does he move through the rows and adjust the worshippers?
Answer:
He looks at the rows, and if he sees someone disrupting the row, he speaks to him, even if he says, "O so-and-so," just as 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and others would say, "O so-and-so," when they saw someone neglecting to straighten the row, calling him by his name: "O so-and-so, straighten your row." He looks at them while remaining in his place. He does not go to the end of the row. Some of the Companions, I think, such as Abu Bakr and 'Umar, would appoint a person to go to the rows and straighten them. If a person is appointed, there is no contradiction. However, for him to leave the imam's place and go, this is not found in any report.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يسوي الإمام الصف من مكانه أو يتخلل الصفوف؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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