The ruling on the sutrah in prayer and the clarification that it is not obligatory

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I said that the majority of scholars hold that the sutrah is not a condition for validity, so how is it, especially regarding the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
I did not say this on my own; this is what the commentators and scholars of knowledge have said. We stated that the evidence is that the Messenger did not order anyone to repeat the prayer. It is not narrated from him that he ordered anyone to repeat the prayer in his Sunnah (peace and blessings be upon him), even though there must have been people praying without a sutrah. In fact, he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed without a sutrah. Moreover, scholarly consensus indicates that adopting a sutrah is not obligatory, but rather a recommended practice (sunnah).
Should one not be strict in these matters? If they say that the one who does not pray except for a period has a valid prayer, no scholar of knowledge has said this. And if some of the contemporary scholars have said it, their view is anomalous and has no standing. Yes. Yes.
No, the prohibition of passing in front of the prayerer is not based on the presence of a sutrah; the prohibition is based on the act of passing. The sutrah is merely a protection. Yes.