What is the ruling on placing children in the rows between the men so that they do not misbehave during the prayer, if they are in a separate row at the back?

The questioner : The boys, if they are separated and placed alone at the back, they might laugh, misbehave, and disturb the worshippers. Is it possible to distribute them among the worshippers?

The Shaykh : All right; but this has another prohibition. This thing often happens now. You find someone next to you, and after a moment he slips from your hand and a gap appears. So, neither this nor that is appropriate. Therefore, the most likely view is that I started my answer by addressing the hadith and clarifying that the hadith is weak. I said that it can be used as a hint based on his saying (peace be upon him): . This hadith is not explicit in its indication regarding what we are discussing; rather, it suggests that those who should be near the imam and behind the imam are those of maturity and understanding. That is, first, the adults, not the boys, and second, that they be from the select among those obligated to perform acts of worship. Therefore, it was reported in "Sunan al-Nasa'i" with a sound chain that the prayer was established, and Ubayy ibn Ka'ab moved to the first row. He found a boy behind the imam, so he gently took him and moved him to his place. During part of the prayer, something must have occurred to the boy himself, just as it was mentioned in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud: "I was seized by what was near and what was far."

The questioner : I did not know how much I had prayed!

The Shaykh : Ah, well done.
The point is: after the prayer, he explained to him the reason that led him to move him back and take his place. That the Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) said: . By observing this meaning, it can be said: the boys are placed behind the row, but it is not obligatory to adhere to this because it is not established in the Sunnah. = -- Is this milk? ... Drink ... -- = He passed in front of the row, and no one objected to him; because the imam's sutrah is a sutrah for those behind him.