Passing in front of the one praying and what he does about it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person passes in front of the one praying, what does this one praying do about it?
Answer:
If the passing is from behind the sutrah, he does not prevent him. If the passing is without a sutrah, but from behind three cubits—once from behind three cubits from the feet of the one praying—he does not prevent him either. If the passing is out of necessity, such as in the Sacred Mosque, and he is standing and it is not possible to push the people, some of them finding that the walker hits him in the face, surprising him, pushing him—this is permissible; this is a necessity, the crowding is a necessity. But if the passing is in front of the one praying, close to him, without need, this is forbidden. He has the right to push him meaning he hits him. The fighting referred to here is striking, not that he kills him or cuts off his head. No, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person passes in front of the one praying, what does this one praying do about it?
Answer:
If the passing is from behind the sutrah, he does not prevent him. If the passing is without a sutrah, but from behind three cubits—once from behind three cubits from the feet of the one praying—he does not prevent him either. If the passing is out of necessity, such as in the Sacred Mosque, and he is standing and it is not possible to push the people, some of them finding that the walker hits him in the face, surprising him, pushing him—this is permissible; this is a necessity, the crowding is a necessity. But if the passing is in front of the one praying, close to him, without need, this is forbidden. He has the right to push him
If he refuses, let him fight him
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Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (1:11:17)
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