Meaning: (That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon on Friday while we were around him)
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[Meaning: (That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon on Friday while we were around him)]
Your Eminence! Al-Bukhari mentioned in his book on Friday a hadith that says: From Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon on Friday while we were around him) Does this indicate the permissibility of turning or looking toward the imam, even if one is at the end of the row?
No.
The meaning of (we were around him) is: that we strive to be close to him, and it does not mean that they encircle him or form a circle around him. Rather, it indicates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon and they were striving to be close to him. Otherwise, he delivers the sermon to the people while they are in their rows. In fact, a hadith was reported forbidding forming circles on Friday because of the crowding it causes for the worshippers in the mosque, and it also contains the suspicion you had that the meaning is that they encircle him and form circles around him.
The questioner: What if it is turning the head?The Shaykh: Turning the head is permissible,Meaning: For a person to look at the preacher during the sermon, there is nothing wrong with that; in fact, it is good, because it increases a person's attention. It was narrated from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) (that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he delivered the sermon, they faced him with their faces).
Your Eminence! Al-Bukhari mentioned in his book on Friday a hadith that says: From Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon on Friday while we were around him) Does this indicate the permissibility of turning or looking toward the imam, even if one is at the end of the row?
No.
The meaning of (we were around him) is: that we strive to be close to him, and it does not mean that they encircle him or form a circle around him. Rather, it indicates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon and they were striving to be close to him. Otherwise, he delivers the sermon to the people while they are in their rows. In fact, a hadith was reported forbidding forming circles on Friday because of the crowding it causes for the worshippers in the mosque, and it also contains the suspicion you had that the meaning is that they encircle him and form circles around him.
The questioner: What if it is turning the head?The Shaykh: Turning the head is permissible,Meaning: For a person to look at the preacher during the sermon, there is nothing wrong with that; in fact, it is good, because it increases a person's attention. It was narrated from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) (that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he delivered the sermon, they faced him with their faces).