What is the ruling on passing in front of a person praying in the Haram?

The questioner : And this is a woman asking. She says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.

The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh! We women in the Haram find it difficult to pray facing a sutrah because women pass between us and the sutrah, even though we try to prevent them from doing so, but it is of no use. Everyone mocks us and says:

The Shaykh : Or yes.

The questioner : We are in the Haram, and there is no prohibition in the Haram against passing in front of the one praying. What should we do? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : I say: It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: . What sin is upon him for what? If it were a sin, it would be better for him to stand for forty years, as in a narration by al-Bazzar, than to pass in front of the one praying. And there is no evidence that specifically singles out the Sacred Mosque and excludes it from this ruling entirely.
Therefore, we say to these women who claim that we are in the Haram and the Haram does not prevent a person from passing: if they have evidence for this matter, let them bring it; otherwise, let them bear the sin. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that a person , so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described this man, or this passerby, as a devil. Yes. Yes, what is it? Do not repeat it. The reality is that it is obligatory for a woman not to pass through. She may pass by the side; it is not passing by cutting across. I mean, if someone says, "I need to pass through; I will go out, and the whole mosque is crowded," we say, yes, we do not say do not go out; go out, but instead of passing through and cutting across the people, walk lengthwise, between the men and between the women, and in that case, there is no harm. And when you do this, if you harm the praying people by passing between them, you have only harmed them out of necessity. Some of the praying people, you find, finish their prayer and remain in their place, even though they see that people need to pass through, and this is undoubtedly a mistake, and he has no right to do so. If you have finished your prayer and you see that people need to pass through, stand up. And uglier than that are those who remain behind the Maqam of Ibrahim.
Either by lengthening the prayer, or by supplication. As for lengthening the prayer, what is prescribed in the prayer behind the Maqam is only two rak'ahs. It is also prescribed in these two rak'ahs to keep it brief; a person should shorten it, and it is not permissible to lengthen it, for lengthening them is contrary to the Sunnah. As for supplication at the Maqam of Ibrahim, this has no basis whatsoever in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is an innovation of the ignorant. No supplication is prescribed for the roof of Zamzam, as we see some people standing on the roof of Zamzam now and making supplication. No supplication is prescribed for the Maqam of Ibrahim, as we see some people now standing at the Maqam and annoying the worshippers with their loud voices, making supplications that have no basis in the Sunnah. I call upon these people by Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to fear Allah in themselves and to fear Allah regarding their believing brothers, for they have introduced into the religion of Allah what is not part of it. If they have evidence, let them provide it to us. If they have no evidence, let them fear Allah and avoid this. As for their annoyance of the worshippers at the Maqam, the list is long. Some people come with ten men gathered around them, then stand before them with a loud, resonant voice and supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And Allah the Exalted said: meaning, in your supplication, .
So the important thing, may Allah bless you, is that we say that the Sacred Mosque, like other mosques, it is not permissible for anyone to pass in front of the one praying, even if he remains for forty minutes. Yes, is that correct? Even if he remains for forty days, that is also incorrect. Even if he remains for forty months, even if he remains for forty years, it is correct that he stands until the one praying finishes his prayer, even if he remains for forty years. Otherwise, he bears sin that, if he knew it, he would choose to stand for forty years rather than pass in front of the one praying. Sit down.
As for the issue of scholars' disagreement on this matter and others, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: If we were to follow the dispensations of the scholars, the matter would be dangerous and the religion would be lost. The disagreement among scholars has a reference for us: the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If we find in the Sunnah what indicates the permissibility of passing in front of the one praying in Makkah, or in the Sacred Mosque, or in any place on earth, then it is upon our eyes and heads. But we have general, decisive texts. How can we specify them based on a single hadith that reports the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying and people were passing in front of him? This hadith contains a view of unknown origin. And even if it were authentic, it only applied to the one praying during the tawaf, at the Tawaf area, or in the Tawaf area. Yes, these people need to pass because they are performing tawaf. Yes, indeed.
As for demolishing what is upon the Baas, there is no evidence for it, because he did not pass in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his sutrah; he only passed in front of the row. And if people are behind the imam, there is no harm in passing in front of them if the prayer has been established. There is no harm in passing in front of the praying people, even if a woman passes, because it does not cut off the prayer, for the imam's sutrah is behind him.

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