What is the ruling on passing in front of a person who is praying?

Question:
He says: What is the ruling on a woman passing in front of a man while he is praying, if she is an adult woman?

Answer:
It is not permissible to pass in front of a person who is praying, close to him or between him and his sutrah, whether for men or women. This is forbidden, except in narrow places like the Sacred Mosque. This is a dire necessity. Women pass and men pass; this is a dire necessity. In cases of dire necessity, there is no harm. You cannot prevent people to the extent that you end your prayer. All the people stand there. This is not possible. And there is no doubt that hardship brings ease. So in the Sacred Mosque.
Hardship brings ease. Pray, even if people pass by, or even if women pass in front of you. Pray, and there is no blame on you for that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in the Sacred Mosque while people were passing in front of him, and he did not prevent them, peace and blessings be upon him.