The ruling on passing in front of the one praying

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on passing in front of a person who is praying?

Answer:
Passing in front of a person who is praying, if he is praying behind an imam, there is nothing wrong with it; because the imam’s barrier serves as a barrier for those behind him.
That is one case. The second is if he is in a place of congestion and has no way to pass except by going in front, such as in the Haram, or if the person is praying without an imam, praying for himself. If he is compelled to pass in front of him, he is compelled because places of congestion do not allow people to stop for those who are praying; you fight and kill people in the congestion. Yes, these are necessities, and we do not look at them as a problem. Yes, because we see people in the Haram pushing those who are passing, and some fall because of the pushing. This is from ignorance. Let the people pass. This is congestion, and it is an exception. Yes, even a woman may pass in front of a man and it does not harm him, because this is congestion, which is an exception. Yes.