Reference: http://mufti.af.org.sa/ar/content/حكم-حجز-مكان-في-المسجد-بصفةٍ-مستمرة
Question: What is the ruling regarding constantly reserving a place in the masjid?
Response: [That is] not permissible, since the Prophet ﷺ prohibited for a man to sit himself in a spot just as the cow sits itself in a spot, meaning – to constantly assume a specific place and not move from it.