Joining the row behind the imaam

Question: From where should the row begin in prayer, does it begin from behind the imaam, or from the far right?

Response: The first row in prayer begins from behind the imaam and then fills up to the right and left, not from the far right - as the questioner said, and likewise the second row and those after it.

And with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.

The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa
Fataawa Islaamiyyah - Volume 1, Page 358