If a group prays together on a dark night and seeks the Qibla, and each one of them directs themselves towards the direction they are seeking

Question
If a group prays together on a dark night and seeks the Qibla, and each one of them directs themselves towards the direction they are seeking, and one of them knows that the Imam is behind him and still prays in front of him?
Answer
Whoever among them knows that the Imam is behind him and still prays in front of him, his prayer is not valid. See: Sharh al-Wiqayah p. 143.
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