Is it obligatory for the one who joins the prayer late to place a barrier, and if someone passes in front of him, is he obligated to push them away?
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The questioner : O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), there is an issue, and it is, O Shaykh, the issue of when the one who joins the prayer late stands up to complete his prayer, is he obligated to place a barrier, and if someone passes in front of him, is he obligated to push them away?
The Shaykh : Perhaps I did not hear clearly, did you mention the word "market"?
The questioner : The barrier, O Shaykh, the barrier, for the one who joins the prayer late.
The Shaykh : The one who joins the prayer late, I am confused, repeat it for me.
The questioner : O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), the one who joins the prayer late, when he stands up to make up what he missed of the prayer, is he obligated to place a barrier, this is the first part, the second part, O Shaykh: is he obligated to push away whoever passes in front of him?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him, and it may be obligatory for him. It is not obligatory for him in the sense that he is still under the ruling of the one following the imam whom he had joined partway through the prayer. It is obligatory for him to place a barrier if it is close to him and does not require much effort from him. Let us suppose, for example, that he is praying toward the qiblah and there is a pillar or a column; if he takes a step or two to the right or left, he would be covered by the barrier. In this way, a person can imagine many scenarios. So, if placing a barrier while completing his prayer does not require him to do something not prescribed by the Shari'ah, he may do so, because he may be exposed to someone passing in front of him, especially if the person passing in front of him is of the kind that cuts off the prayer, as came in the authentic hadith, which is well known.
The questioner : I used to think ...
The Shaykh : Perhaps I did not hear clearly, did you mention the word "market"?
The questioner : The barrier, O Shaykh, the barrier, for the one who joins the prayer late.
The Shaykh : The one who joins the prayer late, I am confused, repeat it for me.
The questioner : O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), the one who joins the prayer late, when he stands up to make up what he missed of the prayer, is he obligated to place a barrier, this is the first part, the second part, O Shaykh: is he obligated to push away whoever passes in front of him?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him, and it may be obligatory for him. It is not obligatory for him in the sense that he is still under the ruling of the one following the imam whom he had joined partway through the prayer. It is obligatory for him to place a barrier if it is close to him and does not require much effort from him. Let us suppose, for example, that he is praying toward the qiblah and there is a pillar or a column; if he takes a step or two to the right or left, he would be covered by the barrier. In this way, a person can imagine many scenarios. So, if placing a barrier while completing his prayer does not require him to do something not prescribed by the Shari'ah, he may do so, because he may be exposed to someone passing in front of him, especially if the person passing in front of him is of the kind that cuts off the prayer, as came in the authentic hadith, which is well known.
The questioner : I used to think ...