The ruling on movement in prayer for the sake of the prayer
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If two people pray in congregation and then a third person arrives, and the imam moves forward or the follower moves back before the takbir for prayer, does this affect the prayer of the two people?
It does not affect it at all. If a man enters and finds two people praying in congregation and wants to pray with them, he joins them. If he wishes, the imam moves forward and he stands beside the follower; if he wishes, the follower moves back and the imam stays in his place, whether before the takbir or after it. In fact, before the takbir is better, so as to avoid movement in prayer that has no reason for it.
It does not affect it at all. If a man enters and finds two people praying in congregation and wants to pray with them, he joins them. If he wishes, the imam moves forward and he stands beside the follower; if he wishes, the follower moves back and the imam stays in his place, whether before the takbir or after it. In fact, before the takbir is better, so as to avoid movement in prayer that has no reason for it.