Moving the Imaam's musalla away from the mihraab

Q: 

1. What are the conditions for moving the Imaam’s musalla many saffs back and away from the mihraab when the number of people is less? I see this practiced in some Masaajid and not others.

2. What is the status of doing so in a Jamaat Khana?  

A:

1. The main thing is that the imaam's position must be central.

2. There is no problem in that.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)