If it is necessary, it is OK to stand on his right or his left, although the Sunnah is to pray behind the imaam. But if the place is crowded, it is OK.
Standing on the right of the imaam if the place is crowded for the funeral prayer
Question 11680
Is it permissible to stand on the right of the imaam for the funeral prayer?
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah:
Funerals and rulings on graves
Source:
Kitab Majmoo’ Fatawa wa Maqalat Mutanawwi’ah li Samahat al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allah ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), vol. 13, p. 140
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