The ruling on passing in front of the one praying, and whether the one standing in front of the one praying is like the one passing by?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh Salih. Is it true that there is no blame on a man if he stands in front of the one praying during the prayer? I ask you to clarify the evidence for the ruling on passing in front of the one praying, and what is obligatory for the one praying if someone passes in front of him and cuts off his prayer? Does he have to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
Passing in front of the one praying, whether he is the imam or praying alone, is forbidden, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 701Sahih (Al-Albani) Sunan Abi Dawud 701Sahih (Al-Albani). It is obligatory for the one praying to place a sutrah in front of him. If he places a sutrah in front of him, then what passes behind it does not harm him. If he has no sutrah, then the one passing by should leave a distance in front of the one praying, up to the limit of three cubits from his feet, and pass beyond that. As for the ma'mum, the sutrah of his imam is his sutrah. And if dire necessity calls for passing in front of the one praying, such as in the crowded areas of al-Masjid al-Haram, al-Masjid al-Nabawi, and the large congregational mosques that are crowded with people, then there is no harm in passing in this case due to the dire necessity. May Allah reward you with good.
And as for, and as for, if there is a person sitting in front of him, or a person sleeping in front of him, or a person standing in front of him, there is no harm in that, because what is forbidden is passing by and going past. The evidence for the permissibility of blocking the way in front of the one praying by sitting, standing, or sleeping is that 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to sleep in the qiblah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying, and she would block the way. So when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to prostrate, he would poke her, and she would pull her legs back. When he rose from the prostration, she would put her legs back in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh Salih. Is it true that there is no blame on a man if he stands in front of the one praying during the prayer? I ask you to clarify the evidence for the ruling on passing in front of the one praying, and what is obligatory for the one praying if someone passes in front of him and cuts off his prayer? Does he have to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
Passing in front of the one praying, whether he is the imam or praying alone, is forbidden, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
If one who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs, he would prefer to stand still for forty
لو يعلم المار بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليه، لكان أن يقف أربعينrather than pass in front of him
خير له من أن يمر بين يديه،And as for, and as for, if there is a person sitting in front of him, or a person sleeping in front of him, or a person standing in front of him, there is no harm in that, because what is forbidden is passing by and going past. The evidence for the permissibility of blocking the way in front of the one praying by sitting, standing, or sleeping is that 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to sleep in the qiblah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying, and she would block the way. So when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to prostrate, he would poke her, and she would pull her legs back. When he rose from the prostration, she would put her legs back in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم المرور بين يدي المصلي وهل الواقف أمام المصلي كحكم من يمر؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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