Is it religiously obligatory to place a barrier (sutrah) in the mosque?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This person says: We observe that some of the worshippers place a book or a tissue box in front of them as a barrier in the mosque. My question is: Is this action required by the Shari'ah?
Answer:
The one who prays in a row, who prays in a row, his barrier is the imam's barrier. The imam's barrier is the barrier for those behind him. So there is no need for him to place a barrier in front of him while praying behind the imam, even if someone passes in front of him, it does not affect him, because the imam's barrier is his barrier. As for if he is praying alone and people are walking, there is no harm in his placing something in front of him to alert the people, a tissue box or a book, if he is praying alone and people are passing by and walking, there is nothing wrong with him placing something in front of him.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This person says: We observe that some of the worshippers place a book or a tissue box in front of them as a barrier in the mosque. My question is: Is this action required by the Shari'ah?
Answer:
The one who prays in a row, who prays in a row, his barrier is the imam's barrier. The imam's barrier is the barrier for those behind him. So there is no need for him to place a barrier in front of him while praying behind the imam, even if someone passes in front of him, it does not affect him, because the imam's barrier is his barrier. As for if he is praying alone and people are walking, there is no harm in his placing something in front of him to alert the people, a tissue box or a book, if he is praying alone and people are passing by and walking, there is nothing wrong with him placing something in front of him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل اتخاذ سترة في المسجد واجب شرعاً؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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