A man is praying, and another man passes in front of him, so he stops him, but he still passes. Does this invalidate his prayer?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man is praying, and a man passed in front of him, so he stopped him,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A man is praying, and another man passed in front of him, so he stopped him, but he still passed. Does this invalidate his prayer?
The Shaykh:
No, his prayer is not invalidated, but the one who passes commits a sin. The one who passes bears a great sin, and the one praying owes nothing, because he stopped him, but he overpowered him and passed. So the sin is on the one who passes,Sunan Abi Dawud 701Sahih (Al-Albani).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man is praying, and a man passed in front of him, so he stopped him,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A man is praying, and another man passed in front of him, so he stopped him, but he still passed. Does this invalidate his prayer?
The Shaykh:
No, his prayer is not invalidated, but the one who passes commits a sin. The one who passes bears a great sin, and the one praying owes nothing, because he stopped him, but he overpowered him and passed. So the sin is on the one who passes,
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. . . rather than pass in front of him.
لو يعلم المار بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليه لكان أن يقف أربعين خير من أن يمر بين يديه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [27 -939] رجل يصلي فمر بين يديه رجل آخر فمنعه، لكنه مر، هل تبطل صلاته بذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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