Is it permissible to cross rows to get closer to the scholars' gathering?

The Shaykh : As for crossing rows to get closer to the imam or the teacher, it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he was delivering a sermon when he saw a man stepping over people's necks, so he said to him: Therefore, a person should not step over people's necks to get closer to the imam, the preacher, or the teacher, except that some scholars said that if he sees an empty space in front of him with no one in it, there is no harm in stepping over, because they are the ones who left this space and they are the ones who wronged themselves, because what they should do is line up and complete the first row, then the next, and so on. In any case, this depends on the person's conduct: if he comes in calmly, asks permission from those he passes, and knows there is an empty space in front of him, there is no harm. But if he comes in violently, does not ask permission, does not care, and hits people's shoulders, and perhaps their heads or backs, without any regard, there is no doubt that this is a nuisance, and he may sin more by it than he earns reward.

The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh, faith in the heart is a word that sinners repeat when we advise them to let their beards grow.