Performing salaah behind a person who is sitting

Q: Is it alright to pray behind someone sitting in the mosque? And if someone is praying right behind me, can I move or get up from from that place?

A:

Yes.

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)