The Ruling on the Sutrah and Passing in Front of the One Praying

Question:
This questioner asks: What is the ruling on the sutrah in prayer and on passing in front of the one praying? Does a woman in her home take a sutrah for herself? And if a woman passes in front of a man while he is praying, for example, in the two Harams, is his prayer invalidated?

Answer:
The sutrah in prayer is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice). It is for there to be something raised in front of a person, even the size of the back of a saddle, as in the hadith. Its benefit is that it protects the one praying from people passing in front of him. So it is not permissible for anyone to pass between the one praying and his sutrah; it is forbidden, and he commits a severe sin. This is the benefit of the sutrah in prayer, and it is a confirmed sunnah. The imam’s sutrah is a sutrah for those behind him in the Sacred Mosque and in other mosques. The imam’s sutrah is a sutrah for the rows behind him in the Sacred Mosque and in other mosques.
This is from one aspect. From another aspect, the Sacred Mosque differs from other mosques due to the severe crowds and the pressure from the large number of people. When the situation becomes intense, it eases, praise be to Allah. So a person should not be strict and prevent people, causing them to pile up or trample one another, but rather he should let them pass. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray while people were circumambulating in front of him during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and he did not prevent them from doing so.
And a woman takes a sutrah in her home as well, so that no one from the household passes in front of her; so she takes a sutrah.
As for the cutting off of a woman’s passage regarding prayer, this is in an authentic hadith. . But the majority hold that the meaning of "cutting off" here is not invalidation, but rather a decrease in reward. A decrease in reward, and the prayer is not invalidated. Yes.