What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “When you meet the Jews on a road, force them to the narrowest part of it”?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the intended meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)

Answer:
It means that if the road is wide, we do not allow them to take the middle of the road; we do not allow them to take the middle of the road if the road is wide. However, if the road is narrow, that is a necessity; we do not prevent them from passing through the narrow road. As for the wide road, they are not allowed to take it, just as they are not allowed to take the front of the gathering; they are not allowed to take the front of the road, because that would be honoring them.