Where Minors Should Stand

Question

In forming the rows for prayer, despite a clean frame of mind, the row of children is placed behind while the front row is not filled — although it is known that, when there are men, a row must not be left unfilled. Then, a worshipper who comes later has to pass in front of the children to get to the front row. Many people stand behind the children — or else one has to stand in that very row of children, even though the front row is not full.

Answer

The order of the rows is that minors have their own separate row behind the row of adults; they do not stand in the adults' row. If there is room left in the adults' row and some adult arrives, he should not stand in the minors' row but go ahead of them and stand in the adults' row. Despite all this, if an adult amrad (beardless youth)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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