What is the authenticity of the hadith, “Whoever makes a believer laugh during his prayer has caused a thousand angels to weep,” and what is the sin involved in that?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is there a report in the Sunnah that whoever makes a believer laugh during his prayer has caused a thousand angels to weep? And if it is not authentic, what is the sin that results from that?

Answer:
I do not know of this hadith at all. However, it is not permissible for a Muslim to distract his brother from his prayer or to disturb him. If a person is in front of the one praying, he is prevented from passing by, and there is a severe warning for him. Therefore, the one who holds him back and distracts him from his prayer is even more so, because the person in front might need to pass by, but this person has no need to spit, make the one praying laugh, or distract him from his prayer. So, he commits a great sin.