Separating the Rows in Congregational Prayer Out of Necessity

The questioner:
The Shaykh said: May Allah inform us, we pray in the school; the imam and three rows behind him, and after that there is a space. We pray in the school; the imam and three rows behind him, and after that there is a space where two rows can be established, and that space is left for the path, and after all of this, the remaining students are inside the prayer hall. Is it permissible to separate the rows, or is it required that they be continuous without a gap?

The Shaykh:
If it is possible for the rows to be continuous, that is obligatory. If it is not possible due to the narrowness of the place and the large number of people, there is no harm in some of the rows being outside the mosque or outside the prayer hall, like the Friday prayer. If the mosque is narrow and the people pray in the street, that is permissible out of necessity, on the condition that they hear the voice of the imam or see the people behind him so that they can follow him. So if the school is narrow and the worshippers need to pray with gaps between them due to the narrowness of the place, there is no harm, if Allah wills. Yes.

The questioner:
My uncle.

The Shaykh:
According to the need and necessity. Yes.