The Ruling on Stopping One Who Passes in Front of the One Praying
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on turning back the person who passes in front of the one praying? Is it obligatory or recommended?
The Shaykh:
This is a right of the one praying; he has the right to turn back the water. It is the right of the one praying, and one is not to allow anyone to pass between him and his sutrah, except if he is in the Haram, in al-Masjid al-Haram, or in the crowded congregational mosques, where the harm is original and we allow passing. As for if he is in a place that is not crowded, he does not prevent the water.
And it is forbidden for a person to pass between a praying person and his sutrah, or between a praying person and his sutrah, unless it is removed from his feet if he does not have a sutrah. It is forbidden for the person, and the one praying has the right to prevent him, except if it is in the places that allow him, such as the two Harams and the large congregational mosques, where he does not prevent the passerby because of the harm. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And the legal principle is: when the matter becomes severe, whatever becomes severe, it is safe. Meaning, it is not permissible to prevent people; you are praying for them in the Haram, just as some of the brothers do, and this is a mistake. One who has not established two hundred.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on turning back the person who passes in front of the one praying? Is it obligatory or recommended?
The Shaykh:
This is a right of the one praying; he has the right to turn back the water. It is the right of the one praying, and one is not to allow anyone to pass between him and his sutrah, except if he is in the Haram, in al-Masjid al-Haram, or in the crowded congregational mosques, where the harm is original and we allow passing. As for if he is in a place that is not crowded, he does not prevent the water.
And it is forbidden for a person to pass between a praying person and his sutrah, or between a praying person and his sutrah, unless it is removed from his feet if he does not have a sutrah. It is forbidden for the person, and the one praying has the right to prevent him, except if it is in the places that allow him, such as the two Harams and the large congregational mosques, where he does not prevent the passerby because of the harm. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And the legal principle is: when the matter becomes severe, whatever becomes severe, it is safe. Meaning, it is not permissible to prevent people; you are praying for them in the Haram, just as some of the brothers do, and this is a mistake. One who has not established two hundred.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب إحياء الموات — islamhouse.com (47:48)
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