What is the ruling on the prayer of the muezzin if he prays behind the rows for the protection of the mosque and the worshippers?
Praying behind the row, or more than three cubits away from it, is makruh (disliked) but does not invalidate the prayer or the congregation. However, it causes one to miss the virtue of congregational prayer. It is advisable to safeguard mosque belongings and to remind worshippers before prayer, so as not to miss the reward of the congregation and devotion (khushu). If it is not possible to combine prayer with safeguarding the mosque's rights, then what was done is permissible, as necessity removes karaha (dislike), while striving to find a solution that combines prayer with its devotion and without being preoccupied with other matters.
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