The Ruling on Standing to the Right of the Imam in the Funeral Prayer

Question:
Has anything been reported regarding the deceased's relatives standing to the right of the imam, or to his left, during the prayer? Please advise us. May Allah reward you.

Answer:
Nothing has been reported on this. Some people stand there because they did not find a place in the first row and are unable to move back to the second or third row. What we see is that one should not stand with the imam unless he is unable to find a place, in which case he should not pray alone behind the rows.
As for the one who has others with him, they should form a row, even if the row is not complete, even if it is a short row, even if it is three or four people, they should all form a row, even if it is two people, they should all form a row, and not stand with the imam. Only the one who is unable to find a place stands with the imam if the row is complete and he did not find anyone to stand with except him; there is no harm in standing with the imam to his right so that he does not pray alone behind the rows.
As for the one who has others with him, he prays behind the rows, or as a separate group forming a separate row of two, three, or more.

Question: And in any obligatory prayer?

Answer: In all obligatory prayers, one does not pray alone; he must find a gap in the row or move forward to the right of the imam.