A woman passing behind the sutrah and the invalidation of the prayer
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Right now, if a woman passes behind the sutrah, from behind the short sutrah, does that invalidate the prayer?
The Shaykh:
It does not invalidate it. If she is behind the sutrah, it does not invalidate it. Likewise, a donkey and a dog behind the sutrah, or far from the person if we are far away, do not invalidate it. But if it is in front of him, close to him, or in front of him between him and the sutrah, then a donkey, a black dog, a mature woman, or a menstruating woman invalidates it. And if she is far from him, such that he does not touch her and she does not touch him except by one or two steps, it may not invalidate the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
I mean, the kitchen is in the sacred precinct.
The Shaykh:
In the sacred precinct, she is not declared a disbeliever. In the dangerous sacred precinct, she is not declared a disbeliever. In severe crowding, she is not declared a disbeliever either. Yes.
Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Right now, if a woman passes behind the sutrah, from behind the short sutrah, does that invalidate the prayer?
The Shaykh:
It does not invalidate it. If she is behind the sutrah, it does not invalidate it. Likewise, a donkey and a dog behind the sutrah, or far from the person if we are far away, do not invalidate it. But if it is in front of him, close to him, or in front of him between him and the sutrah, then a donkey, a black dog, a mature woman, or a menstruating woman invalidates it. And if she is far from him, such that he does not touch her and she does not touch him except by one or two steps, it may not invalidate the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
I mean, the kitchen is in the sacred precinct.
The Shaykh:
In the sacred precinct, she is not declared a disbeliever. In the dangerous sacred precinct, she is not declared a disbeliever. In severe crowding, she is not declared a disbeliever either. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 26 — archive.org (1:13:51)
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