Q: What is the Shar’iee ruling regarding children standing in the first saff for Salaah. Is it permissible?
A: Children should not perform Salaah in the front saff (the saff of the adult males) rather they should perform Salaah behind the adult males.
( الرجال ) … ( ثم الصبيان ) … ( ثم الخناثى ثم النساء ) . (الدر المختار 1/571)
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)