The imam standing in a corner of the mosque

Ibn Awn said: I asked Muhammad (Ibn Sirin): If an imam leads the people in prayer standing in a corner of the mosque, how is that? He said: I do not see any harm in it.

Qurrah said: Abu al-Ala, in order to stand in the shade, used to lead us in prayer standing in a corner of the mosque.

Mughirah bin Ziyad al-Mawsili said: I saw Ata leading the prayer standing under a canopy in al-Masjid al-Haram, while the people were standing scattered away from the rows. I said to him, or it was said to him, and he said: I am an old man, and Makkah is a dry and hot place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey when it rained, so he led the people in prayer while they were in their lodgings, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was conveying the takbir to them.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq said: Sometimes Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) would lead us in prayer in a corner of the mosque, and would not stand in the middle of the people.

Ibn Abi Arubah said: I saw al-Hasan (al-Basri) leading the prayer in a corner.