What is the ruling on one who passes between the sutrah and the one praying, and what is the ruling on the prayer?
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on one who passes in front of the sutrah of the one praying, between the sutrah and the ma'mum?
The Shaykh:
He commits a forbidden act. Yes. If he passes between the imam and his sutrah, or passes close to an imam who has not set up a sutrah, he commits a great sin by doing so. Yes. It was said:Mishkat al-Masabih 776 in front of the one praying. Yes.
The questioner:
The ruling on the prayer of the one in front of whom someone passes.
The Shaykh:
The prayer is valid, except if the one passing is a woman, a donkey, or a dog, as came in the hadith. If one of these three passes in front of the one praying, between him and his sutrah, or close to him if he has no sutrah, then it invalidates his prayer. As for one passing other than these three, he does not invalidate the prayer. Yes.
What is the ruling on one who passes in front of the sutrah of the one praying, between the sutrah and the ma'mum?
The Shaykh:
He commits a forbidden act. Yes. If he passes between the imam and his sutrah, or passes close to an imam who has not set up a sutrah, he commits a great sin by doing so. Yes. It was said:
If one who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs, to stand still for forty would be better for him than to pass
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمَارُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْمُصَلِّي مَاذَا عَلَيْهِ لَكَانَ أَنْ يَقِفَ أَرْبَعِينَ خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمُرَّThe questioner:
The ruling on the prayer of the one in front of whom someone passes.
The Shaykh:
The prayer is valid, except if the one passing is a woman, a donkey, or a dog, as came in the hadith. If one of these three passes in front of the one praying, between him and his sutrah, or close to him if he has no sutrah, then it invalidates his prayer. As for one passing other than these three, he does not invalidate the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من مر ما بين السترة والمصلي، وما حكم الصلاة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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