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فَإِنْ صَلَّى الْإِمَامُ فِيهَا بِجَمَاعَةٍ، فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى ظَهْرِ الْإِمَامِ: جَازَ.
Translation: If the imam leads a congregation inside and some followers place their backs toward the imam’s back, it is valid.

The imam and the followers may face different internal sides of the Kaaba. Being back-to-back does not itself invalidate following, since each is facing a part of the Kaaba.

This is a special situation and cannot automatically be applied to ordinary straight rows in a mosque.

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Followers standing back-to-back with the imam

Prayer in, Around, and on the Roof of the Kaaba

فَإِنْ صَلَّى الْإِمَامُ فِيهَا بِجَمَاعَةٍ، فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى ظَهْرِ الْإِمَامِ: جَازَ.
Translation: If the imam leads a congregation inside and some followers place their backs toward the imam’s back, it is valid.

The imam and the followers may face different internal sides of the Kaaba. Being back-to-back does not itself invalidate following, since each is facing a part of the Kaaba.

This is a special situation and cannot automatically be applied to ordinary straight rows in a mosque.