The presence of a person in the qiblah of the one praying if it distracts him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the one praying to have a person in his qiblah if that distracts him?
Answer:
If it distracts him, he does not pray facing it; he goes to another place. He does not face what distracts him. In fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), they say: “And do not face what distracts you.”
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the one praying to have a person in his qiblah if that distracts him?
Answer:
If it distracts him, he does not pray facing it; he goes to another place. He does not face what distracts him. In fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), they say: “And do not face what distracts you.”
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السترة أمام المصلي وحكم المرور دونها — islamhouse.com (57:17)
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