If I am praying in the mosque or in any other place and a person passes in front of me, do I allow him to pass, considering that there is congestion in some areas?
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The questioner : If I am praying in the mosque or in any other place and a person passes in front of me, do I allow him to pass, considering that there is congestion in some areas of the mosque?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. There are two considerations in this question. The first consideration is regarding the ruling on passing in front of the one who is praying. Passing in front of the one who is praying is forbidden, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 701Sahih (Al-Albani) meaning: from sin Sahih Muslim 507a I interpreted the forty as forty years, unless the one praying is encroaching by praying in a place that blocks people, such as those who pray in the courtyard of the Tawaf while people are performing Tawaf. These people have no right, so passing in front of them is permissible because they have no right to pray in this place reserved for those performing Tawaf. Likewise, if someone prays in the passageways that people must cross, such as those who pray at the doors of mosques, then there is no harm in passing in front of him, unless you find a way to avoid it, in which case do not do it.
The second consideration is regarding the one who is praying: does he allow people to pass in front of him? If he has a sutrah, he should not let anyone pass in front of him, meaning between him and his sutrah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 509 And if he does not have a sutrah, his right extends to the end of his prostration, meaning to the position of his forehead, so he should turn back anyone who passes through this area. As for what is beyond that, he has no right in it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner says in this question.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. There are two considerations in this question. The first consideration is regarding the ruling on passing in front of the one who is praying. Passing in front of the one who is praying is forbidden, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
If one who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs
لو يعلم المار بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليهhe would stand still forty (years) rather than to pass in front of him
لكان أن يقف أربعين خيراً له من أن يمر بين يديهThe second consideration is regarding the one who is praying: does he allow people to pass in front of him? If he has a sutrah, he should not let anyone pass in front of him, meaning between him and his sutrah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anybody amongst you is praying behind something as a Sutra and somebody tries to pass in front of him, then he should repulse him and if he refuses, he should use force against him for he is a Shaitan (a Satan).
إذا صلى أحدكم إلى شيء يستره من الناس فأراد أحد أن يجتاز بين يديه فليدفعه، فإن أبى فليقاتله فإنما هو شيطانThe questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner says in this question.