What is the ruling on one who catches up with the imam while he is bowing, so he bows in his place and crawls while bowing until he joins the row?

The questioner : We entered the mosque and the imam was in the place of... Do we say the takbir, bow, and walk to the row, or do we reach the row and then say the takbir?
The Shaykh: Even if you missed the rak'ah?

The questioner : Even if you missed the rak'ah?

The Shaykh : No, the first thing is to say the takbir where you are, then crawl while bowing until you join the row.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, may Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.

The questioner : Even if our Shaykh was at the end of the row, for example, joining would be at the far right or the far left, and the door is far away, meaning the distance is long. Is the issue still applicable?

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.

The questioner : Okay, he walks to the right, for example, walking while bowing.

The Shaykh : Or if the issue remains, how is it resolved? Does he walk to the right or left? Is it resolved any other way?

The questioner : It is resolved while bowing.

The Shaykh : The question is not applicable.

The questioner : ... He walks toward the qiblah.

The Shaykh : He does not walk toward the qiblah; he is facing the qiblah and walks like this or like that. You understood, meaning he deviates from the qiblah. No one understood.

The questioner : He walks while bowing and takes the takbir of ihram.

The Shaykh : I told you, "crawls" is a linguistic term for moving while bowing.

The questioner: May Allah bless you.

Another questioner : Even if they rise and he is crawling, he rises with them, and it counts as a rak'ah for him.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.