The ruling on passing in front of the one praying: Does it break the prayer?
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, if a man passes in front of the one praying and the one praying is unable to stop him because of the speed with which he is passing, does that break the prayer?
Answer:
It does not break the prayer, but the one who passes commits a sin if he passes between him and his sutrah, or passes close to him if he has no sutrah. If he intends to pass, the one praying should stop him. If he refuses and passes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If the one who passes in front of the one praying knew what he would bear, it would be better for him to standSunan Abi Dawud 701Sahih (Al-Albani). But let us know that in prayer behind the imam, the imam’s sutrah is the sutrah for those behind him. So if someone passes in front of the ma’mum, this has no effect, because the imam’s sutrah is their sutrah. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, if a man passes in front of the one praying and the one praying is unable to stop him because of the speed with which he is passing, does that break the prayer?
Answer:
It does not break the prayer, but the one who passes commits a sin if he passes between him and his sutrah, or passes close to him if he has no sutrah. If he intends to pass, the one praying should stop him. If he refuses and passes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If the one who passes in front of the one praying knew what he would bear, it would be better for him to stand
he would prefer to stand still for forty. . . rather than pass in front of him
أربعين خير له من أن يمر بين يديه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (079) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:25)
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