If there is a gap in the first row, is it permissible for me to yield my place to someone else, or should I take it before them?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if there is a gap in the row, am I allowed to yield it to someone else, or should I prefer my own position and take it before them?
The Shaykh:
If he is your father, or a person of virtue, and you advance him because of his virtue or his right over you, there is no harm in that.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
You advanced him out of disdain for the place and disdain for the reward. You only advanced him for the sake of his right, his status, and honoring him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if there is a gap in the row, am I allowed to yield it to someone else, or should I prefer my own position and take it before them?
The Shaykh:
If he is your father, or a person of virtue, and you advance him because of his virtue or his right over you, there is no harm in that.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
You advanced him out of disdain for the place and disdain for the reward. You only advanced him for the sake of his right, his status, and honoring him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [136 -521] إذا وجدت فرجة في الصف الأول هل يجوز أن أوثر على نفسي لآخر أم أسبقه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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