If the sutrah is shorter than the rear of the saddle, is it sufficient? And is there a specific limit for the rear of the saddle?

The questioner : O Shaykh, when praying facing a sutrah, does its height have to match the height of the rear of the saddle? I mean, if it is shorter than the rear of the saddle, is it not sufficient?

The Shaykh : The important thing is that it be raised; because the rear of the saddle does not have a fixed limit in the custom of the Arabs. It may be somewhat long, or somewhat short, something like that. I mean, "like the rear of the saddle" does not always mean similarity in every aspect in legal terminology. You know this, right? Like the rear of the saddle: a shibr, a shibr and a half, two shibr, higher than it, thicker than it, it is not important.

Another questioner : Shaykh, does one stand directly in front of the sutrah, or to the right or left?

The Shaykh : The hadith that says, "He did not stand directly in front of it, but rather to the right or left," is a weak hadith.