The ruling on a person passing in front of a praying person in voluntary and obligatory prayers

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. I say: Is there a difference between voluntary and obligatory prayer regarding a person passing in front of a praying person? He said: May Allah reward you. This distinction is what causes difficulty with the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in Sahih al-Bukhari, when a man passed by and he pushed him with a strong push until they disputed the matter before 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Yes. The apparent action of Abu Sa'id indicates that he was praying alone and not with a congregation. Yes, it was a voluntary prayer, and yet he pushed him back. He was a Companion, and it is well known that a Companion is closer to understanding the text of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) than anyone else.

The Shaykh : This is according to the opinion of those who see it as obligatory in all cases, who cite as evidence the command of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the action of Abu Sa'id.

The questioner : But what is your position?

The Shaykh : Our position is what we mentioned: a person may leave his prayer without any consequence.