وَاسْتِحْبَابِ ثُبُوتِ الْإِمَامِ جَالِسًا إِذَا كَانَ خَلْفَهُ نِسَاءٌ لِيَرْجِعَ النِّسَاءُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَلْحَقَهُمُ الرِّجَالُ.
It is recommended for the imam to remain seated at that time when there are women behind him, so that they may return before the men mix with them.