The ruling on entering the first row when there is a gap

The questioner:
Now, may Allah reward you for your good deeds, O Shaykh. For example, the imam enters and the prayer has already been established, and there is a gap. Is it permissible for him to close the gap, may Allah reward you for your good deeds, or does he enter and leave it? Sometimes in the first row, one finds, for example, on the northern or southern side, a gap.

The Shaykh:
He should look for the gap and enter it.

The questioner:
I mean, is it obligatory for him to close it, or is it this?

The Shaykh:
He should look for the gap and enter one of the gaps, and they are equal in this regard.

The questioner:
For example, if it does not fit, for example, is it permissible for him to...

The Shaykh:
...bring them closer together so that it fits.

The questioner:
Even if I, for example, am compelled to...

The Shaykh:
...and if he misses the ease.

The questioner:
Send prayers upon the Prophet.

The presenter:
May Allah keep you, Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
This is in accordance with the fact that people may be negligent regarding the Sunnah and not extinguish the fire, and thus be punished. They may be lenient and not extinguish the fire, so the fire breaks out in their house due to causes, either the strength of the fire and its connection to what is around it, or something like a wick that a rat or other insect drags, causing the wick or the ember to be dragged to another side, and it breaks out in his house.

The questioner:
I swear by Allah, O Shaykh. As for the fire, electrical appliances also fall under this.

The Shaykh:
And it appears that extinguishing it when sleeping covers it, because it is a fire.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.