The wisdom of pushing back the one who passes in front of the one praying, and the fact that a barrier is not obligatory
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a barrier in prayer is not obligatory, why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) order the one who is praying to push back the person who insists on passing in front of him if he prevents him? Then he says: It is known that the Shari'ah does not make a discretionary punishment obligatory for something like this.
Answer:
Direct him regarding passing by, my brother, regarding passing by; he is not directed regarding the sutrah. Direct him regarding passing by; the sutrah is for protection, so it was made a protection so that no one passes between the one praying and it. The intent is to prevent passing, so even if there is no sutrah in front of him, passing in front of him is prevented. Except if he is a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), in which case the imam's sutrah is the ma'mum's sutrah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a barrier in prayer is not obligatory, why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) order the one who is praying to push back the person who insists on passing in front of him if he prevents him? Then he says: It is known that the Shari'ah does not make a discretionary punishment obligatory for something like this.
Answer:
Direct him regarding passing by, my brother, regarding passing by; he is not directed regarding the sutrah. Direct him regarding passing by; the sutrah is for protection, so it was made a protection so that no one passes between the one praying and it. The intent is to prevent passing, so even if there is no sutrah in front of him, passing in front of him is prevented. Except if he is a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), in which case the imam's sutrah is the ma'mum's sutrah. Yes.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الخامس في أن حياة القلب وصحته لا تحصل إلا بأن يكون مدركًا للحق مريدًا له مؤثرًا له على غيره — islamhouse.com (47:44)
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