Is it valid for the ma'mum to stand in front of the imam?

The questioner : What do you say, Ya Husayn? Fahd, Fahd, is it valid for the ma'mum to stand in front of the imam? Is that our madhhab, Ya Sa'id?

The Shaykh : The evidence.

The questioner : The evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when Jabir and Jabbar were arranged on his sides, moved them back with his hand.

The Shaykh : This is one point.

The questioner : Also, the imam is not called an imam except because he is in front of the ma'mumin, so he advances ahead of them.

The Shaykh : This is a reasoning. Well, is there any other evidence besides the case of Jabir ibn al-Jabbar, Muhammad? Yes.

The questioner : His action (peace and blessings be upon him) and his saying, "Pray as you have seen me praying."

The Shaykh : Yes, his well-known action, and his saying, "Pray as you have seen me praying." Well.

The questioner : Does it?

The Shaykh : It is valid in front of him due to an excuse. Definitely, without disagreement.

The questioner : And so on.

The Shaykh : To disagreement. Yes.

The questioner : I have three matches.

The Shaykh : It is not valid. They say there is no regard for Ibn al-Mundhir's consensus, and we say there is no regard for the transmission of disagreement from Aliyan, yes.

The questioner : That is it. Malik's view is that it breaks the fast.

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : It opposes Malik.

The Shaykh : It is invalid.

The questioner : No, it does not break the fast. It is a kitchen, and it was said it breaks the fast, and Ibn Taymiyyah said it is permissible out of dire necessity.