تقدم المأموم على إمامه مكانا : دراسة فقهية

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia This research discusses the issue of forwarding Al- Mamoum (the follower) spatially in from of his Imam regarding the legitimate ruling.

The research highlights the reward of prayers in congregation and the inherited texts around this topic.

It also emphasizes the reward of imamate (leading congregational prayers) and its great status.

The research handles the ruling of straightening the row of the people praying in congregation which constitutes a point of disagreement in between scholars but the closest to truth is that it is dutiful.

According to the research, straightening the row means to become moderate and straight.

Another point raised by this research is the place where the Imam stands in the congregational prayer and if there is only follower.

It is preferable to let the follower stand on the right of the Imam but if there are two or more followers, they stand behind the Imam.

In case of having two followers; one on the right and the other on the left of the Imam would be acceptable but it is against the Sunnah.

Then the research tackles the point of forwarding the follower in front of his Imam and it has two cases; in the first, the Imam and the follower are in the same direction and here it is not acceptable for the follower to stand in front of the Imam unless there is an excuse.

In the second case the Imam and the follower are in different directions, here the follower can move forward in front of the Imam during congregation.

Finally, the research has specified the effective scale of standing in front of the Imam which is the ball of the foot for the standing follower, the buttock for the sitting follower and the side of a leaning follower.

Key words: prayers, Imamate, following, standing in front of, the place of the Imam