The ruling on a child passing in front of the one praying and what breaks the prayer

Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. This questioner, a sister from Maseen in Riyadh, says: Does a child passing in front of a woman or in front of the one praying invalidate the prayer? And what breaks the prayer of the one praying?

Answer:
A child passing does not break the prayer of the one praying, whether it is a boy or a girl, for children are not disciplined. Al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to come to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying, and they would ride on his back while he was in prostration (peace and blessings be upon him). So children are not disciplined, and their passing in front of the one praying does not affect the prayer. Rather, it is the adults whose passing in front of the one praying, or between him and his sutrah, is forbidden, and whose passing breaks the prayer, as is authentic in the hadith: The donkey and the donkey. Three things. The scholars differed on the meaning of "breaking" here. Some said it invalidates the prayer, and some said it invalidates its reward. The intended meaning of "breaking" is breaking the perfection, not breaking the essence. This is the position of the majority. However, the apparent meaning of the hadith, according to the first opinion, is that it invalidates it, so it needs to be repeated. Yes.